File photo of Information Minister Hasan Mahmud PIDThe Prime Minister gave directives to tackle the cyclonic storm, he saidInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina passed a sleepless night to observe the situation and intensity of cyclone ‘Bulbul’. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave directives to tackle the cyclonic storm and she spent sleepless night,” he told a discussion marking the Shaheed Nur Hossain Day at the office of Dhaka City South Awami League at Bangabandhu Avenue on Sunday. Shaheed Nur Hossain Sangsad arranged the discussion, reports BSS. Referring to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s deep affection towards the countrymen, Dr Hasan said she has devoted her life to the welfare of the people of Bangladesh. About Nur Hossain, he said the supreme sacrifice of Shaheed Nur Hossain and other martyrs of the anti-autocracy movement did not go in vain rather, democracy had been established through it.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 10, 2019 15:10 UTC