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Published on October 9, 2013
"The opposition leader lent her support to Hefajat. I now ask her what she will do with those bomb makers after going to power," she said adding, "We uprooted militancy, but BNP leader want to bring them back to capture power." People of Bangladesh would not allow those militants to capture power again and bring the war criminals at the helm of power and push the country to anarchy, she added.
The Prime Minister said, Awami League had liberated the country under the leadership of the Father of the Nation. "Our goal is to reach the fruits of independence to every house. In view of this we have prepared the sixth five-year plan and long- term perspective plan," she said. Sheikh Hasina added, even many developed country could not sustain in the difficult time of economic recession over the last few years. "But we could maintain the pace of our development increasing per capital income of people and reducing poverty."
Mentioning the incidents of terror during BNP-Jamaat's last regime, the Prime Minister said they made the whole country a prison and indulged in corruption through opening Hawa Bhaban. "None could do business without giving commission to Hawa Bhaban." Now the businessmen can do business as usual. So the country is progressing. Every area of the country has got touch of development, the Prime Minister said.
She concluded her speech by saying that “people of the country in last election had given three-fourths majority to Mohajote led by Awami League. With that mandate and as per High Court order the government has brought 15th amendment to the constitution to strengthen people's power to change government and incorporate the spirit of the war of liberation.” She urged the party workers to work together with people so that the militants and terrorists can not raise their head again.
Presidents and general secretaries of Faridpur, Chapainawabganj, Magura, Kushtia, Sunamganj, Sherpur, Chandpur and Borguna districts and leaders of same portfolio of upazila and first-class pourasabha units of the party attended the meeting. Deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and other party leaders including Begum Matiya Chowdhury, Suranjit Sengupta, MP, Mosharraf Hossain, MP, Qazi Zafarullah, Mahbubub Alam Hanif, Dr Dipu Moni and Mofazal Hossain Chowdhury Maya were also present.