Space aplenty for political opposition
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is plenty of political space for opposition in Bangladesh and that people are holding meetings and rallies without facing any obstacles.
She said this during an interview with Voice of America at the Bangladesh mission in the UN in New York on Thursday.
The PM said if a party makes a mistake, it has to pay for it. “We went for elections but the BNP-Jamaat did not join it. They burnt people to stop the elections. Am I to give them the scope for burning people?
“But they took part in local government elections,” she said.
Trying the war criminals was a national obligation, Hasina said, adding, the Awami League had promised the country that it would ensure the trials of war criminals.
She also said her government, through awareness campaigns, has been able to increase the involvement of the people against militancy.
“The people are now more aware… they are the ones informing us [about militant activities],” she added.
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