Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was overwhelmed when the Supreme Court announced its verdict into the murder of her father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, yesterday.
"She broke into tears, remembering her family members and others who were brutally assassinated during the August 15 coup," said Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam.
Sheikh Hasina and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, survived the attack that took place in their family home in 1975 because they were abroad at the time.
Islam, who accompanied Sheikh Hasina to her official residence to hear the verdict, added, "She demanded justice and she got it. She does not believe in revenge."
The state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported that Sheikh Hasina recited from the Holy Quran as she was conveyed the verdict.
She also expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah by offering prayers and called upon her people to offer their own prayers at mosques, temples, churches and other places of worship.
The prime minister had returned from Rome yesterday morning after attending the World Summit on Food Security 2009.
On Thursday afternoon she met with cabinet members, advisory committee members, presidium and central leaders of the Awami League and its associated organisations in Jamuna.
Among the AL members were Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Amir Hossain Amu, Suranjit Sengupta, Abdur Razzak, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Syed Ashraful Islam and Chief Whip Abdus Shahid.
The Supreme Court handed down death sentences to the twelve retired and dismissed army men for their role in the assassination of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.



Friday, November 20, 2009 09:42 AM GMT+06:00 (12 weeks ago)
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