Give due honour to our culture, heritage: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for giving due honour to Bangladesh's rich culture and heritage by collecting and preserving those properly so that none can forget this ballad of glory, reports BSS.

"We, the Bangalee nation has many things of glory and this ballad of glory will have to be collected and projected properly for the next generation so that none can forget those ... we will have to give due honour to our culture and heritage," she said.

The prime minister said this while distributing the Ekushey Padak-2018 at a function organized by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs at Osmani Memorial Auditorium here this morning.

She added: "We're taking Bangladesh forward through a struggle. But we've to remain careful so that we never forget our language, culture and heritage."

The premier said it's natural that the people will learn many languages and cultures and use technologies to move keeping pace with the world. "But we've to maintain our own identity and we can move ahead by maintaining this... it's my realization," she said