President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday greeted all cooperators on the occasion of the 44th National Cooperatives Day to be observed in the country today, reports BSS. In separate messages on the eve of the day, they wished success of all programmes of the day. In his message, President Abdul Hamid urged cooperators to work with sincerity, honesty and devotion and play a significant role in cooperative movement to build a peaceful and prosperous Bangladesh. He said the importance of cooperatives is immense for poverty alleviation, self-employment creation and development of mutual unity and compassion. The President said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman attached special importance to cooperatives for establishing exploitation-free 'Golden Bengal' through alleviation of hunger, poverty and unemployment from the society.