No scope to go to power with foreigners’ favour: PM
There is no scope for the BNP to go to power with the support of foreigners now, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.
"It seems that they [BNP] are dreaming that someone would come from outside of the country to put them in power. Perhaps they once were able to do so by currying favours [with others]. Now, there is no scope to go to power anymore taking outside favours," she said.
The premier said this while chairing a discussion arranged by Bangladesh Awami League at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city, marking the Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day-2023.
Hasina, also the AL president, said her party was not allowed to stage processions and rallies during the BNP regime. The AL faced obstacles everywhere and its leaders and activists were tortured. Even the AL women were beaten and their clothes were torn down on the streets at that time.
"How can we forget it? But we didn't go to take revenge. We paid attention to the development of Bangladesh and we worked to develop Bangladesh," she said.
She said though the BNP did it, now the AL does nothing against them. Even after that they are complaining and trying to buy favours at home and abroad, she added.
The PM said the people of Bangladesh are now very conscious as they know much about their country.
"They know our goal. None can deny that we worked for the people. Today, the scenario of Bangladesh has massively changed. We've been able to develop the whole of Bangladesh not only the Dhaka city."
She wondered how the people can forget the arson violence indulged by the BNP and Jamaat. "They played with fire. Does the BNP think once that what would be their condition if now the people play this game of fire against them [BNP]," she said.
Hasina called upon the people to be more alert against these arson terrorists.
She asked her party leaders and activists to raise the misdeeds of the BNP before the people.
She also questioned how those who siphon off money, sell the interest of the country and kill people burning alive now can dream to go to power again.
The premier said her government transformed the country into a developing economy defying natural disasters and manmade disasters, including Covid-19 pandemic and arson violence.
She said only the AL ensured the voting rights of the people. BNP was founded by an illegal power grabber and so, the birth of BNP was illegal.
She asked the people of the country to reject BNP as illegal, saying that they never want the welfare of the people, rather they looted the country, stigmatised the constitution, spoiled the spirit of the Liberation War and did everything to destroy the nation during their regimes.
Noting that now Bangladesh is considered as a role model for development in the world, Hasina said the trend of this development will have to be maintained.
"If you can reach information regarding our development works done in the country and respective areas to every house, we will have no problem with vote and none can snatch power anymore," she said pointing at her party leaders and activists.
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