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Hasina vows to fight corruption

Says war crime trial starts soon

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would continue the drive against corruption.
"Nearly one year of the term of our government has passed off but none could bring any corruption allegation against any of our cabinet members," she said addressing the graduation ceremony of the National Defence Course-2009 at the National Defence College (NDC) at Mirpur Cantonment.
The prime minister said trial of the 1971 war criminals will begin soon. The government is strongly committed to holding trial of all other killings as it has already started the trial of the BDR mutiny, she added.
Hasina, who took part in the just-concluded Copenhagen climate summit, also informed the function about the outcome of the meet.
The commitment made at the Copenhagen conference by the developed and poorer countries to save the planet from the threats of global warming is" the biggest success" of the summit, she said. Bangladesh also has got commitment from the developed countries for funds to tackle the challenges stemming from die climate calamities.
Hasina observed that since December 18, the world has embarked upon a new course to save the earth from the climate risks with united efforts. "1 believe this endeavour will never stop."
She said Bangladesh at the climate meet made strong demands for cutbacks on carbon emissions and raising fund for the Most Vulnerable Countries to climate change.
"It is the matter of hope that many of the participant countries have extended their strong support to our demands while developed and rich countries have given positive response regarding forming an international fund," the PM said.
Hasina told the defence officials that protecting geographical unity is not their only task as the security systems In the current world are undergoing changes.
"Various matters, including food security, information security, business security and social security, are not possible to be faced by a lone country. That's why various types of regional organisations are being formed," she said.
She told all the NDC graduates to attain capacity for giving forecast on the security threats and hoped that they would devote themselves to collecting and analysing information for the interest of the people.
The PM noted with satisfaction that all issues related to national defence, including socioeconomic situation, economic activities, poverty alleviation, human resource development and various other international affairs, have been incorporated into the curricula of the National
Defence Course.
Congratulating all the NDC graduates, the premier hoped that (he foreign graduates and the local ones would work to make the bilateral and regional relations of the countries more consolidated and effective.
Hasina recalled that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, despite financial constraints after the 1971 liberation war, had taken various effective steps to form sovereign and strong armed forces.
No sooner had the Father of the Nation set his foot on the motherland's soil on January 10, 1972 than he demanded the Indian joint force go back to their country. And within two months, the Indian joint force went back, Hasina recalled.
"It is rare in the world history that after winning a war, foreign army is taken back to their country," she said.
She urged people of all walk of life of Bangladesh and other South Asian countries to unitedly fight against poverty, as it is "the biggest enemy of the region".
The PM distributed certificates among all the 44 offi-cers, including 24 Bangladeshi, from different services who attended the National Defence Course.
Besides, 20 officers from 11 friendly countries-India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Sudan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia--attended the Defence Course.
On her arrival at the Mirpur Hall, the PM was received by Commandant of the National Defence College Major General AKM Muzahid Uddin.
Ministers, Chiefs of three services, vice-chancellors of universities, and high civil and military officials were present on the occasion.