Dhaka, Dec 5 (TIWN) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called on the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to act always in service and out of love for the country and its people.

She made the call while attending the closing out parade of the BGB's 95th batch via video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban here, reports bdnews24.

"I will say this, we have to fulfil our responsibilities with the attitude to serve the country and the nation," she said.

"You must love the country and its people. You must work for people. Remember, the better this country is economically, the better off your families will be," the Prime Minister was quoted as saying.

Hasina, also the Awami League supremo, recalled the speech delivered by her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on December 5, 1974 while participating in the concluding parade of the border security force's third batch of recruits.