BNP will face consequences for attacking minorities: PM

"Being failed to foil the election, BNP is now swooped on minorities like 2001. Now they have started unlashing attacks on minority people," she said.

Sheikh Hasina said this when 14-party leaders converged her official residence Ganobhaban to greet her for victory of the alliance on January 5 election.

The Prime Minister said leader of the opposition have all rights to boycott the election. But why she is showing enmity with the people of minority for going to the polling center and casting their votes.

"Begum Zia must stop the attacks, otherwise we have to take necessary measures to control it," she said.
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"Every responsible person will be brought to book," she said adding, "It is our responsibility to protect minority people and give them all security and help them regain confidence."

Sheikh Hasina said, additional security measures have already been taken in those areas and the affected persons are being provided with necessary financial support so that they can return to their homes.

The Prime Minister said leader of the opposition has made wrong by boycotting the election and people of the country will pay for their mistake.

Pointing out the 40 per cent turnout of votes in the January 5 election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, which is not seen even in many developed democracies. "So I hope that BNP leader will get back her sense and give people rid off the sufferings," she said adding, "Our door is always open and BNP can come to dialogue anytime disassociating terrorist outfit Jamaat."

Sheikh Hasina extended her thanks to the leaders of the 14- party alliance for efforts to hold the election and help sustaining the country's hard earned democracy.

Criticizing Begum Zia for enforcing hartal and siege programnme even after the election, the Prime Minister said, all evil attempts of Khaleda Zia failed. She would not be able to obstruct our any action in future, she said.

She said, the government is making efforts to give education to every children while BNP is out to destroy the educational institutions. Students can not start their new year classes due to hartal, she said.

The Prime Minister said, police has been asked to ensure security of every A and O level students so that they can appear in all exams as per schedule and come back to their home safely after the examinations.