BNP doesn’t understand the language of democracy: PM

Coming down heavily on the opposition leader for enforcing hartal during the junior certificate (JSC) examinations, Sheikh Hasina posed a question to her as to what she achieved by enforcing hartal. "Before November 4, I requested Begum Zia not to throw hartal and let the children allow to sit for exams. But turning down my request, she declared hartal from Nov 4, the day the JSC exams were scheduled to begin," she said. Sheikh Hasina said by enforcing hartal, Begum Zia did not give anything to the people except killing of people and children and claiming their blood through burning.
The Prime Minister mentioned the brutal killing of 15-year-old Monir Hossain in Gazipur and Shumi and her grandmother (dadi) in Joydevpur by the pro-hartal activists of BNP and Jamaat. "Monir Hossain along with his father came out of their house to go to Dhaka from Gazipur by their covered van. But the BNP-Jamaat cadres burnt Monir Hossain to death by torching their vehicle," she said. When Monir was burning and crying in their vehicle, the BNP-Jammat men were laughing standing beside the vehicle. "Could you think what type of 'jalem' they are? Are they human being?" she asked.
Sheikh Hasina said they do not want people to remain in peace and the children pass exams. "They want the nation and the people to remain illiterate," she said. Urging the people to reelect Awami League, the Prime Minister hoped that the people would cast vote her party again as huge development takes place when it comes to power. She highlighted her government's stunning successes in the fields of agriculture, food security, health, education, information technology and power.
Sheikh Hasina also highlighted the steps taken for the welfare of the tea garden workers. "She said Bangabandhu had given citizenship to the tea garden workers in 1954 when he was a minister and we have ensured all facilities including education and health apart from raising their daily allowances," she said. About the ongoing trial of war criminals, the Prime Minister said: "We have started the trial of war criminals. The tribunals have begun delivering verdicts, and Insha Allah the judgements would be Executed," she added.
Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived here to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of a number of development projects.