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Country continued to witness stunning development: PM

Prime Minister said, the country continued to witness stunning development in all sectors.Her comments came as she was addressing the Winter President Parade of 72 Flight Cadet Course (FCC) and Direct Entry 2015/B Officer Cadet Course of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) at BAF Academy Parade Ground this morning.Sheikh Hasina expressed the hope that the newly-commissioned officers would properly practice the basic training they received from the Air Force Academy and continue to pursue professional development.‘You will have to turn every challenge into an opportunity and apply it in your personal and professional life,’ she said.The premier reminded the new recruits that they would be the air force’s future leaders which would require them to build themselves as able successors of the force and "for this, there is no alternative to honesty, sincerity and integrity’.She said ‘air power’ in the contemporary technology-based era brought about a revolutionary change in all types of battle and therefore ‘I hope you to further increase the capability of the air force through the knowledge and prudence you gained from training and mastering the new technology’.The premier particularly expressed her happiness over the lively participation of the female cadets at the spectacular parade and specially congratulated two female pilots who achieved flying badges at the ceremony saying ‘the country`s womenfolk are advancing in all fields’.Ministers, parliament members, army and navy chiefs, diplomats, senior civil and military officials, distinguished people in the region and guardians of the flight cadets were also present in the program.