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In her speech, the prime minister referred to the killing and torturing of the Awami League leaders and looting and torching of their houses by the BNP-Jamaat terrorists from 2001 to 2006.
She also mentioned the mindless violence and arson attacks unleashed by the BNP-Jamaat nexus to foil the January 5 elections in 2014.
Sheikh Hasina said the BNP-Jamaat terrorists killed presiding and assistant presiding officers during the polls, torched a power plant and murdered its engineer throwing into the fire.
“They also killed 27 members of the law enforcement agencies. Besides political leaders, they did not spare children, women and teachers and even poultry and dairy farms,” she said.
The founding anniversary of the BASL coincided with the birthday of Joy, the ICT adviser to the prime minister and grandson of Bangabandhu.
At the outset of the function, the leaders and workers of BASL greeted Joy chanting thunderous slogans on the occasion of his birthday.
The prime minister asked the BASL leaders to project the Awami League government’s successes and achievements before the people and seek their votes in favour of ‘boat’, the election symbol of AL.
“You’ll have to seek vote for ‘boat’ as it will serve peace, progress and development … you’ll have to tell the successes of the government repeatedly to the people,” she said.
The Awami League president said it is the reality that the people forget their past sorrow when they get happiness.
“We want that the people live with the memory of happiness. But you’ll have to tell what was the position of the country in the past, its present and future state and what will we do for the people in the days ahead,” she said.
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