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'Greatly privileged' Bangladesh PM declares
Cricket World Cup open
Thursday February 17, 2011 08:02:12 PM,
IANS
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Dhaka: Bangladesh
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday hoped the fraternity among
nations will be further strengthened through the cricket World Cup
and said her country felt privileged to be one of the co-hosts of
the 14-nation tournament.
"We feel greatly privileged to co-host the cricket extravaganza in
our beautiful country," Hasina said in her inaugural speech at the
tournament's opening ceremony at a packed Bangabandhu National
Stadium here.
"I hope the fraternity among the nations will be further
strengthened through this World Cup," she said, drawing applause
from the 25,000-strong crowd.
She recalled the martyrs of the Bengali language movement and
referred to her father Bangabandhu Shaikh Mujibur Rahman for the
way he steered the language movement which catalysed the
liberation movement later.
"I also recall the greatest Bengali of all time, Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who had steered the
language movement," she said in her speech delivered in both
English and Bengali.
"I congratulate the cricket loving public for their great
enthusiasm and cooperation to make this event a grand success. I
would like to extend my thanks to the ICC for selecting Bangladesh
to host the opening ceremony and eight matches."
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