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Published on December 27, 2013
The Prime Minister said BNP is disappointed at the fate of Jamaat-e- Islami, a terrorist party declared disqualified by the court to contest in the election. Sharing the woes of Jamaat, BNP has decided to boycott the election and hatching conspiracy to foil it. "But the election will certainly be held on January 5," she said urging the people not to be misguided by the propaganda of BNP- Jamaat, which are expert in spreading falsehood. Sheikh Hasina said some BNP leaders are instigating their workers to carry out attack on members of the law-enforcement agencies. "Members of the police force are carrying out their duties and working day and night to maintain law and order. So why they
are being made target of such brutality if the movement is for democracy,\" she asked.
The Prime Minister said BNP-Jamaat is unleashing atrocities in the same style the anti- liberation forces carried out in Bangladesh in 1971. Their ultimate objective is to foil the war criminals\' trial, she said. Sheikh Hasina said death penalty of Quader Mollah was suited to the aspiration of the people of the country. But, Begum Zia is completely silent on the burning issue. In this regard, the Prime Minister also criticized Begum Zia for her remarks about the resolution of the Pakistan national assembly on Quader Mollah\'s execution during her press conference on December 24.
Former chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Sheikh Kabir Hossain, Sheikh Helal, MP, and Religious Affairs Secretary of Awami League Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, spoke among others, on the occasion. In the afternoon, the Prime Minister addressed an election rally at Louhajang University College ground in support of party
candidate Segupta Yasmin Emily.
In her speech, Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has moved forward in every sector during the current period of Awami League. She called for casting vote for \"Boat\" - election symbol of Awami League - to build poverty and hunger-free Bangladesh by 2021. Later, the Prime Minister addressed another election meeting at Sri Nagar Stadium in support of party candidate Suranjan Ghosh.
Source: BSS
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