PM calls for fulfilling Bangabandhu's dream with united efforts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her determination for building a non-communal, hunger-free and prosperous Bangladesh as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with collective efforts. 'The Father of the Nation dreamt of building a non-communal, hunger-free and prosperous Bangladesh, resisting all impending conspiracies and being inspired by the spirit of the Great Liberation War. We will fulfill that dream with unity, In- sha Allah,' she said in a message Saturday on the eve of the Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu. The premier prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of the Father of the Nation on the occasion. Sheikh Hasina said, 'The legendary comet in the history of Bengali liberation struggle, the greatest Bangali of all time, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, returned home this day in 1972 after being freed from captivity in Pakistan's prison'. In absence of this great leader, there was an imperfection in the ecstasy and excitement of the final victory in the Liberation War, just as his assumption to the stewardship in the reconstruction of the newly independent war-ravaged country was much awaited in the universal perception, she said. So, on January 10, the people of Bangladesh tasted the true taste of ultimate victory when they got back their beloved leader, the premier continued. The Father of the Nation had struggled for 24 long years to unshackle the Bengali nation from the shackles of subjugation, she said, adding that he led on all fronts from the language movement to the war of freedom. 'Endured prison-torture always made far- sighted decisions and organized the party well beyond personal interests. Bangladesh Awami League won an absolute majority in the 1970 elections under his (Bangabandhu) leadership,' the premier said, reports BSS. Sheikh Hasina added: 'He (Bangabandhu) became the undisputed leader of Bengal. But the Pakistani military Junta ignored the verdict of the people and started a farce'. Noting that unarmed people of Bengal were shot and killed indiscriminately, she said, 'To achieve the ultimate independence, Father of the Nation declared in a crowd of a million at the Race Course Maidan on March 7, 1971, '........turn every house into fortress.....The struggle this time is a struggle for emancipation. The struggle this time is a struggle for independence'. The Pakistani occupation forces launched a brutal killing mission on the innocent Bengalis in the...