No room for militancy, reiterates PM

Reiterating her firm vow not to give any room to terrorism and militancy on the soil of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said no one would be allowed to play with the fate of the country in the name of militancy as long as she is alive.

"There’ll be no place for terrorism and militancy on the soil of Bangladesh. Many will try to play with the country’s fate in the name of militancy. But, I won't allow such game to happen as long as I remain alive," she said while making her 46-minute long winding-up speech at the 10 session of 10th Parliament.

The Leader of the House said it is the duty and responsibility of her government to give security to the country’s people, and sought their support to supplement the government's activities in this regard.

She also urged people to remain alert while renting out their houses so that no one could unleash any suspicious or subversive activities using their homes.

She called upon all not to hesitate to inform the law enforcement agencies if they notice any suspicious activities.

Referring to the BNP chief's recent remarks that prime minister's son and her ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has $ 300 million with US banks, Sheikh Hasina alleged that she had tried to confuse the nation spreading false information.

"I hope that she (Khaleda) would accept the challenge of Joy," Hasina said alleging that BNP is now hatching a plot to kill her son after having failed to kill her despite their various attempts like grenade attack and bomb attack.

Hasina went on saying, "This is their (BNP's) character as killing is their profession."