Prime Minister and President of Bangladesh Awami League Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the party leaders and workers to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots and vowed that the AL will not stop its struggle until changing destiny of the downtrodden.

Awami League leaders and workers should continue the struggle until fulfilment of the cherished goal of Bangabandhu to change the destiny of the marginal people, she said in her inaugural speech at an extended meeting of the party at Gonobhaban in the capital city, reports BSS.

‘Bangabandhu visualized his dream in a sentence- every people will have access to food, shelter and a prosperous life. And as the leaders and workers of Awami League it’s our duty to materialize the dream,’ she said.

‘Awami League will not stop its struggle until the destiny of the downtrodden is changed and the party will administer the state power until giving the people a prosperous life,’ she said adding that it has been repeatedly proved that Bangladesh can prosper under the stewardship of Awami League.

General secretary of the party and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader gave the welcome address in the first grassroots meeting of the ruling party after the national conference in October last year.

The meeting began with recitation from the holy books while office secretary of the party Abdus Sobhan Golap placed an obituary report.

Publicity secretary of the party Dr Hasan Mahmud conducted the meeting.

In her more than one-hour speech, the prime minister highlighted the country’s socioeconomic progress during the tenure of Awami League government, criticized BNP for destructive politics, and gave directives to the party leaders and workers regarding their duties ahead of the next general elections to woo public support.

The prime minister said Bangladesh was set on the path of progress after Awami League came to power in 1996 and 2008 and the progress continued as the party assumed power again in 2015.

Awami League leaders and workers have to work with devotion for keeping the party at the helm of the power to make the development sustainable, she said.