‘Anti-democracy, anti-dev forces still active abroad’
Noting that anti-democracy and anti-development forces are still active abroad, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday urged all to remain united to strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to deal with such evil forces.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said this while speaking at a press conference on contemporary affairs at his official residence in the capital.
He said the undemocratic behaviour of BNP and its politics of conspiracy are main impediment to the country's democracy.
Quader said Bangladesh has moved up four notches in the latest Democracy Index 2020 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) while the scope of democracy has minimised in different parts of the world due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"This democratic progress is a global recognition of the Sheikh Hasina government in advancing the progress of democracy," said the AL general secretary.
He said the country's democratic progress amid the pandemic was reflected in the EIU index. This recognition will accelerate the efforts of Sheikh Hasina to advance the country's democracy, he added.
Mentioning that the role of the opposition party is also vital in this regard, Quader said BNP often says that the government wants to make the country opposition-free.
In fact, he said, people want to see BNP as a responsible and stronger opposition party.
The AL general secretary said although BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is staying abroad for treatment, he is continuously criticising the government.
Responding to a remark of Fakhrul, he said everything that is anti-people and harmful to the country's politics was introduced by BNP.
Quader asked the authorities concerned to take steps to form AL organisational committees at district, upazila and union levels where the committees have already expired.
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