Won’t let evil efforts destroy peace: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government would not allow any evil efforts to destroy peace in name of any programme.
"BNP again returned to their politics of carrying out arson attacks by setting fire to buses. People do not respond to their movements because of their evil politics," Quader, also general secretary of Awami League, said.
The minister said this while inaugurating a connecting-road construction project at BNS Sheikh Hasina in Cox's Bazar. He joined the event through videoconferencing from his official residence on parliament premises in Dhaka.
Quader said BNP resorted to "arson terrorism" to avenge their defeat in polls and movement. Distorting the history of independence is BNP's notion of democracy, he added.
He said every party has the right to observe peaceful political programmes, but if BNP wants to destroy peace in name of political programmes, Awami League along with people will give a befitting reply.
The minister said though BNP denied their involvement in the recent arson attack on buses, video-footages revealed everything.
"Mask cannot hide faces. It is not possible to hide everything through cunning comments. If BNP loses any polls, they shift the liability to the government and the Election Commission. When they win, they claim that they could have won in bigger margin had the government not interfered," he said.
The AL general secretary said BNP is staying far away from the role they should play to strengthen democracy.
Turning to road infrastructural development, he said the 80-kilometere marine drive has brought a significant change in the area. People can visit Cox's Bazar more comfortably and appreciate its natural beauty.
The minister said development works of Ramu-Marichya national highway is underway while the work of four-lane highway from Cox's Bazar link road to Laboni point will end soon.
Local lawmakers Saimun Sarwar Kamal, Zafar Alam and Asheq Ullah Rafiq; Cox's Bazar district unit of AL leaders and senior officials of Roads and Highways Department (Chattogram zone) joined the event in Cox's Bazar.
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