Countrymen my kith and kin

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she looks upon the countrymen as her kith and kin and wants to make Bangladesh a modern and prosperous country for their well-being.
"Traditional relatives are not my only relations. But also those who believe in the ideology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, vote for Boat -- the symbol of prosperity -- are my kith and kin," she said during video electioneering.
The Awami League chief made the remarks while addressing a videoconference from Sudha Sadan in Dhaka with the local people on the Bangla School premises in Bhola at 6:00pm.
District AL leader Azam Khan asked the AL chief if she would show any indulgence to two sons of her cousin who are contesting the parliamentary polls from Bhola-1 and Bhola-2 constituencies as candidates of the BNP-led four-party alliance.
In reply, Hasina said those who believe in the ideology of Bangabandhu are her relatives.
Advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun, the grand alliance candidate for Bhola-1, district Awami League general secretary Abdul Momin Tulu and several other persons posed various questions to the AL president.
Hasina said AL would build the coastal district headquarters of Bhola as an industrial city and take steps to save the region from erosion, if voted to power.
Hasina also addressed another videoconference with the people of Purbadhala upazila in Netrakona.
Two more videoconferences with the people of Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola and of Durgapur in Netrakona will be held today.