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Reiterating her firm commitment to conduct the ongoing drive against
terrorism, Sheikh Hasina said the drive against terrorism must be continued
to reap the benefits of massive development carried out by her government.
The BNP chief and Tarique Rahman were involved in looting money, the
premier said bitterly criticising Khaleda Zia for plundering money of
orphans, adding they patronised the acts of terrorism and corruption.
“Khaleda Zia herself and her son embezzled money of orphans,” she said,
adding that they did not want the welfare of the people as Khaleda Zia after
assuming office made their fortunes through misuse of power.
Referring to the BNP’s movement in 2013, 2014 and 2015, the premier said
they burnt people to death carrying out attacks on buses, launches and trains
to foil the parliamentary polls, as they knew that the people will not vote
for them.
“BNP knows that they will not come to the power as per the forecast of
foreign surveys. So, they did business with giving nomination to three people
against each constituency in the name of taking part in the national election
of 2018,” she said.
The AL president also mentioned that BNP after assuming office in 2001
ran countrywide mayhem.
Slamming BNP for patronising the militancy and terrorism, the premier
gave a hint that Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were involved in the
grenade attack on August 21, 2004.
Stating that Ziaur Rahman was involved in the killing of Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15 in 1975, she termed
Zia, Khaleda and Tarique as killers.
The prime minister said she didn’t know why people are shedding
crocodile tears over the treatment of a corrupt person like Khaleda Zia, who
killed several hundreds of people by carrying out arson attacks.
Referring to killing of the people particularly Awami League leaders and
activists in the name of ‘clean heart’ operation during the BNP-Jamaat regime
and giving indemnity to the killers, she said, “Khaleda Zia gave legality to
murders following the footstep of her husband.”
In this context, the premier said Ziaur Rahman killed thousands of
people, including army and air force officials, while he was in power and
passed an indemnity bill to save the killers of Bangabandhu.
The premier stated that Bangladesh is now considered as the miracle of
development for the massive development works carried out by the Awami League
government.
The premier once again vowed to make Bangladesh as a developed and
prosperous country free from poverty and hunger as dreamt by Father of the
Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Awami League Advisory Council Members – Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Amir
Hossain Amu, MP, and Tofail Ahmed, MP, it’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader,
it’s Presidium Members – Begum Matia Chowdhury, MP, Mohammad Nasim, MP, Kazi
Zafar Ullah, Nurul Islam Nahid, MP, Dr Md Abdur Razzak, MP, Lt. Col. (Retd.)
Muhammad Faruq Khan MP, Ramesh Chandra Sen, MP, Adv. Sahara Khatun, MP,
Pijush Kanti Bhattacharya, Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, MP, Adv. Abdul Mannan
Khan, and Adv. Abdul Matin Khasru, MP, and Senior Executive Member Abul
Hasnat Abdullah, MP, among others, were present on the dais.
The other senior leaders of the Awami League and district committees
were also present on the occasion.
MORE/AHJ/RY/ 20:03 hrs