BNP means destruction
Comparing BNP with the ghost, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said this party has become synonymous with destruction and oppression because of its negative activities.
"BNP means destruction, oppression and pain, pain for the nation … BNP wants to take the country backwards like ghost as ghost always walks backward," she said.
The PM said this while inaugurating Laksham-Chinkiastana double line section on Dhaka-Chittagong rail route and Chittagong Rail Station Remodelling through Videoconferencing from her official residence Gano Bhaban.
She said the BNP never believes in the country's liberation and the welfare of the people. "Their (BNP) main objectives are just to invite misfortunes for the mass people."
Claiming that the present government has put in its all efforts for the development of the country and the welfare of its people, Hasina said the BNP-Jamaat alliance would not be able to stop Bangladesh's march forward.
She said people had been passing their bad days since January and those bad days are over now.
Coming down heavily on BNP chief Khaleda Zia for killing more than 150 people during her alliance's 92 days of hartal and blockade in the name of a movement, she questioned what Khaleda actually achieved.
The prime minister also accused BNP leader of torching Bangladesh Railway's property apart from damaging the property of people and thus the country's image abroad.
Referring to installation of a number rail routes by the BNP government following the World Bank's prescription, the prime minister said the BNP could not do anything substantial and creative.
Hasina said her government has been implementing various projects for the development of railways which will help alleviate poverty and create huge employments alongside improving communication networks.
She said new rail lines are being set up to bring important areas, including Faridpur, Gopalganj, Mongla Port, Cox's Bazar, Mawa, Pabna and Bhanga under the railway network.
Projects have also been undertaken to construct double lines on Dhaka-Narayanganj and Tongi-Joydevpur sections as well as 3rd and 4th lines on Dhaka-Tongi section.
Besides, works on construction of Tongi-Bhairab Bazar section 64-kilometre double line with financial assistance from the ADB will be completed by September next, she said.
On implementation of the projects, Hasina hoped that the railway communications from Dhaka to remote areas of the country would be expanded.
She said a process is underway to construct a railway bridge beside the Bangabandhu Bridge with a provision of setting up dual gauge double lines.
Besides, Hasina said, the government has been working to set up railway lines from Chittagong to Ramu via Dohazari and from Ramu to Cox's Bazar and Gundhom of Myanmar.
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque, Planning Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal and local MP Tajul Islam also joined the videoconference from Laksham.
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and senior officials of the Railways Ministry were present at Ganabhaban.
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