Submarines from China will not affect others: Hasina
Special Correspondent
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the purchase of two submarines from China would not have any negative impact on the international political arena.
‘I believe buying of the submarine from China is national interest. It will not have any negative impact on the international political arena,’ Hasina said while replying to a question from independent lawmaker Rustum Ali Faraji during prime minister’s question answer session.
Two submarines were bought from China in order to modernise defence system and make Bangladesh Navy a three-dimensional force, Hasina, also leader of the house, said.
Our defence system has been strengthened by the two submarines, which set Bangladesh on a strong footing in national and international politics, she observed.
On March 12, Hasina commissioned the submarines — BN Nabajatra and BN Joyjatra — to Navy fleet for the first time in its history with a view to further intensifying monitoring in the Bay and enhancing the force’s combat capability.
Both the submarines are 76 metres in length and 7.6 metres in width and are equipped with torpedoes and mines capable of attacking enemy warships and submarines.
Hasina, while responding to a query of AL lawmaker MA Latif, said that with foreign policy of friendship to all and malice towards none and peaceful settlement of all disputes, Bangladesh was in a prestigious position in the international arena.
Our government’s priority is to strengthen mutual relation with neighboring countries, she said.
Sheikh Hasina, answering another question of AL MP Fazilatun Nessa Bappy, said Bangladesh would turn into a developed and prosperous country before 2041.
‘Our desire is to build a prosperous Bangladesh,’ he said.
Answering a question of Kamal Ahmed Majumder, she said the present government had reconstituted the National Human Rights Commission to make it independent and neutral.
The government is pledge-bound to develop and protect human rights in the country through strengthening the commission, she added
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