Love of common people is my asset. Their love is my power: AL President Sheikh Hasina

July 17,2010

Tears of happiness rolled down the cheeks of visibly emotional Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while she was handing over the deed of a land to widow Ramiza Khatun, whose husband registered the piece of land in the name of Sheikh Hasina in 2003 as a mark of profound respect to her. Ramiza Khatun's late husband van puller Hasmat Ali bought a piece of land in 2003 and registered it in the name of Sheikh Hasina at Kharua Barail village of Rawna Union under Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district. "I am so happy that I have been able to return the land to you. I can't express the amount of my happiness right now," Sheikh Hasina said in an emotion-charged voice while handing over the papers of the land at Gonobhaban this evening. All at once, the Prime minister became emotional and soon hugged elderly Ramiza Khatun for sometimes and said she would build a house and a farm with pets like cows, ducks and hens for Ramiza Khatun on the land. Sheikh Hasina, widely acclaimed for her rare human qualities, especially for the downtrodden, told Ramiza, "you've nothing to worry as I have taken all of your responsibilities from now on." In reply, Ramiza Khatun said, "you're my mother and I have no more expectation in life." The conversation between Sheikh Hasina and Ramiza Khatun continued for a few minutes while hugging each other. Later in her reaction, the Prime Minister said, "love of common people is my asset. Their love is my power. All my relatives were killed in 1975." As Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also the father of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, worked throughout his life for the peoples' welfare, she called upon her party leaders and workers to dedicate themselves to the service to the humanity. She said, "you can't win the people's heart unless you serve the humanity at all levels." She asked them to shun the path of gaining anything, rather devote their political mission to the welfare of all people.