Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought cooperation of the country’s people to stamp out terrorism and militancy from the country to maintain a peaceful environment.
“We’re taking action against terrorism and militancy so that a peaceful atmosphere prevails in the country … we seek the cooperation of people to this end,” she said while participating in a discussion on the 67th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami League in the House. Industries Minister and senior Awami League leader initiated the unscheduled discussion in the House as per rule 302. Sheikh Hasina, also the Leader of the House, said there are some elements who always orchestrate conspiracies. “But, we’ll have to move forward to build ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by Bangabandhu by foiling the plots,” she said. Pointing out that establishment of Awami League and Bangladesh’s independence are inter-linked, the Prime Minister said whatever Bangladesh has achieved so far that came under the leadership of Awami League.
“The Awami League has had contributions to all movements of the country from the Language Movement to Liberation War.
If we see the list of martyrs, the Awami League and Jubo League leaders will account for the maximum number of those who sacrificed their lives for realising the rights of people,” she said.
“Whatever the country’s people have achieved that came during the period of Awami League governments, but they were deprived of everything when other governments came to power,” she said.
The Prime Minister highlighted various successes of the Awami League governments.
She said Bangladesh Awami League, the oldest political party of the country, established democracy in the country and took the country to the path of socioeconomic development.
The AL president sought support and doa of people to build a hunger-and poverty-free Sonar Bangla.
She said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rebuilt the war-ravaged nation within three and a half years. “Those who ruled the country years after years after the assassination of Bangabandhu couldn’t bring such success that the Bangabandhu government achieved in just three and a half years.”
Sheikh Hasina said the military rulers did not take any step for the wellbeing of people. “During the military rule, people had forgotten that availing of services from the government is their legitimate right,” she said.
The Prime Minister said the military dictators had tried to eliminate Awami League by unleashing inhuman torture and repression on its leaders. The Leader of the House said Awami League’s 76 years of history is a history of sacrifice and struggle on one hand while its history is achieving independence for the country and taking the country towards socioeconomic uplift on the other.
