<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Sheikh Hasina said that after independence, some foreign journalists asked Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, you don't have any wealth, how will you run the country? she said, the Father of the Nation said, "One thing, I have soil, there are people. I will build the country with this golden soil and people."</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">She said that Bangabandhu did it in just three years and seven months. "If he was alive, maybe it wouldn't have taken ten years. Bangladesh was recognised as a developed country in the world."</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mentioning that her only aim is to implement the unfinished work of Father of the Nation, Sheikh Hasina told the economists that "I want your help for it."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina has called upon the country's economists to formulate their plans, policies and programmes considering the local people and reality.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"My expectations from the economists are that you will think about the people of the country and plan your policies," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier made this call while inaugurating the 22nd Biennial conference-2024 of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the city's Ramna area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mentioning that the advice from foreigners won't be fruitful in the country, she said, "Someone will come to the country (from abroad) for a day or two and give us advice, but that advice will not be fruitful to us."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She added, "It will be useful which you see with your own eyes, and work for people. This will be useful. So that's how you set your policy..."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">She went on saying, "Yes, we will learn from outside, but while doing it, we will do it by looking at our own country, by looking at our people, and by looking at what resources we have."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister also urged the country's economists to contribute to export basket diversification and strengthening the rural economy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"I want from the economists that what kinds of products we have and how could we make those export-oriented," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To this end, the premier mentioned that she directed all the envoys stationed in foreign missions to put concentration on export market diversification.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">About the rural economy, Sheikh Hasina told the economists that you should think about the rural economy as number of factories and industries is being increased while market is being expanded alongside strengthening the rural economy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand, she said "I will tell the Bangladesh Economic Association that you are doing research, we also need more research."</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>