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The rally also marked the beginning of Sheikh Hasina’s own election
campaign as the rally was held at her Kotalipara and Tungipara constituency.
She earlier offered wreaths at Bangabandhu’s shrine to mark the launching
of polls campaign for her party.
The premier reached Tungipara by road at 2.10 pm and went straight to the
shrine of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman where she
first placed wreaths as the Prime Minister and then as the Awami League
president.
Sheikh Hasina said since Bangladesh would celebrate the golden jubilee of
independence in 2021 “I urge the countrymen to prevent . . . so the anti-
liberation forces, war criminals, killers and arsonists can’t be in power at
that time”.
“The people’s fate will be exposed to disaster and they will face hunger
and illiteracy again if the anti-liberation forces come to power,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina added: “As it’s my first election rally, I seek vote for
boat to serve the people again and build Bangladesh as a hunger and poverty-
free country as dreamt by Bangabandhu in the spirit of the liberation war.”
The Awami League president said the people could get a beautiful and
better life by casting vote for boat as “nobody was deprived by casting vote
for boat in the past”.
She urged the people of her constituency reach this message to all.
Sheikh Hasina said the people of the country got independence and rights
to speak in Bangla language and hunger and poverty-free Bangladesh is now a
reality as they vote for the Awami League.
She said Bangladesh is now self-reliant in food and it is now moving
towards prosperity.
“So I want to get that scope from the countrymen so that none can halt
Bangladesh’s march forward and the Bangalee nation can move on the world
stage by keeping its head high,” she said.
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