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Noting that assassination of Bangabandhu along with other AL leaders aimed
at keeping AL away from the state power, Sheikh Hasina said, “There was a
target to destroy the Awami League in such a way that it never can assume
power or take over the charge of running the state. But they (conspirators)
didn’t succeed in doing so.”
The premier gave the credit to grassroots leaders for the survival of the
party saying, “Grassroots leaders and activists of the Awami League always
take the right decision and even they keep the party above all dedicating
their lives.”
She continued: “Today, Awami League is a strong party. Awami League is the
party which taught political lessons to others party and it has been doing it
since its formation in 1949. We will have to keep up the tradition of the
party in the days to come.”
The premier said those who assumed power through assassination of Father
of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 never believed in the
liberation of the country.
She went on saying, “They (Who don’t have belief in independence) always
tried to make the country a failed state which was their main target.”
But, the Awami League’s target was to prove that the hard earned
independence that was achieved through 24 years long struggle and the
Liberation War with the supreme sacrifice of three millions people and at the
cost of two lakh women’s chastity under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu
must not go in vain, she said.
“I can say it without any hesitation that we have proved that,” the
premier said, promising to work to keep it up.
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