AL government never violates human rights
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her party never violates human rights rather protects it. She criticised efforts of several countries to brand Bangladesh negatively despite the fact that they are protecting human rights of the killers.
"The Awami League never violates human rights. It will give protection. AL ensures rights of the people," she said while presiding over a discussion meeting organised by the AL at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day.
Hasina said her government has repeatedly requested the USA and Canada governments to hand over the killers of Bangabandhu, but they did not pay heed to it.
"Rashed who killed four-year old Sukanto, three cousins, my uncle [husband of paternal aunt] and shot my paternal aunt after storming their house on August 15 in 1975, is now staying in the US. We have requested time and again to return the convicted killer to us," she said.
The premier also said killer Noor who was involved in the killing of the Father of the Nation, his wife, three sons and two daughters-in-laws, are now in Canada.
"They [America and Canada] are not returning the convicted accused Rashed and Maj (sacked) Noor as they are protecting the human rights of the killers," she said.
The prime minister indicated anxiety of some countries about the human rights violation of criminals, saying, "They are busy with ensuring human rights of any terrorist or militant or drug dealer who was killed. But there is no discussion [on the fact that] they [criminals] have violated human rights."
At the meeting, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader gave the address of welcome.
At the outset of the programme, one minute silence was observed to show respect to the martyred intellectuals, freedom fighters and martyrs of the August 15 and November 3 in 1975 massacres and all the democratic and progressive movements.
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