UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that vested quarters are at play to bring the militants, terrorists and anti-liberation forces of BNP-Jamaat back to power.
“Bangladesh is marching towards development after we have been elected in the Jan. 5 election,” she said.
“We have restored peace and discipline. But some vested quarters don’ t like it. They are crying for those militants, terrorists and the anti-liberation forces,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, was addressing a discussion meeting marking the 94th birth anniversary of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Tuesday.
The function was organized by Awami League.
Chaired by Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury the discussion was addressed also by Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.
Hasina said BNP-Jamaat alliance never has changed its character of resorting to terrorism, militancy and corruption. She said Bangladesh
was blacklisted as a country of terrorism and militancy during BNP-Jamaat rule.
Bangladesh, she said, has been freed from the ill reputation as her government during its 2009-2013 tenure ended terrorism, militancy and curbed corruption and money laundering.
“Bangladesh is now a role model of development,” she said.
She said that various kinds of plots were hatched during the January national election.
“Plots were aimed at sabotaging the election. When that failed they plotted so that we can’t take oath. There was a hint that a situation similar to that of post-1970 will be created. Playing game with Bangladesh is still on and it hasn’t been over yet,” She said.
The Premier said that in the last parliament the then opposition attended only 17-18 days out of 418 working days. The then opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia were present for only 8-10 days.
“Now we can see crocodile’s tears from some vested quarters for that opposition party, which literally didn’t participate or sit in the parliament last time,” Hasina added.
Mentioning that the 1996-2001 period of Awami League was a golden period for the country, Hasina said that had Awami League not assumed office that time, the people of Bangladesh could have forgotten the spirit of the war of liberation.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that vested quarters are at play to bring the militants, terrorists and anti-liberation forces of BNP-Jamaat back to power.
“Bangladesh is marching towards development after we have been elected in the Jan. 5 election,” she said.
“We have restored peace and discipline. But some vested quarters don’ t like it. They are crying for those militants, terrorists and the anti-liberation forces,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, was addressing a discussion meeting marking the 94th birth anniversary of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Tuesday.
The function was organized by Awami League.
Chaired by Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury the discussion was addressed also by Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.
Hasina said BNP-Jamaat alliance never has changed its character of resorting to terrorism, militancy and corruption. She said Bangladesh
was blacklisted as a country of terrorism and militancy during BNP-Jamaat rule.
Bangladesh, she said, has been freed from the ill reputation as her government during its 2009-2013 tenure ended terrorism, militancy and curbed corruption and money laundering.
“Bangladesh is now a role model of development,” she said.
She said that various kinds of plots were hatched during the January national election.
“Plots were aimed at sabotaging the election. When that failed they plotted so that we can’t take oath. There was a hint that a situation similar to that of post-1970 will be created. Playing game with Bangladesh is still on and it hasn’t been over yet,” She said.
The Premier said that in the last parliament the then opposition attended only 17-18 days out of 418 working days. The then opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia were present for only 8-10 days.
“Now we can see crocodile’s tears from some vested quarters for that opposition party, which literally didn’t participate or sit in the parliament last time,” Hasina added.
Mentioning that the 1996-2001 period of Awami League was a golden period for the country, Hasina said that had Awami League not assumed office that time, the people of Bangladesh could have forgotten the spirit of the war of liberation.
