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In this connection, she noted that the BNP-Jamaat government, after coming to power in 2001, first made an attack on the CRI to halt its activities. "The law enforcers at the directives of the government high-ups ransacked the CRI office in the capital and seized its 60 computers at that time," she said.
The Premier made the remarks when a six-member delegation of Democracy International led by Glenn Cowan called on her at her Jatiya Sangsad Office here on Thursday morning.
After the meeting, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.
The Democracy International team highly lauded Bangladesh's progress in women empowerment under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
They also highly praised the work of the CRI, saying that its personnel are very brilliant at intellectual level.
Democracy International, Inc. is an US-based organization operating in over 40 countries, that advises and assists, on behalf of governments, ministries and NGOs in democracy and governance projects, such as in the conduct of elections, election monitoring and building of multi-party systems.
While talking about democratic process, Sheikh Hasina mentioned that taking with the people, her party, Bangladesh Awami League, struggled for 21 years to restore democracy.
"The country witnessed military or quasi-military rules for 21 years after the assassination of Bangabandhu," she said.
She said her party has been formulating policies on various issues through holding discussions, seminar and symposiums.
Mentioning a strong relationship between Bangladesh Awami League and the Democracy International, the delegation members informed the Premier that they have been working with the Awami League on different issues for 20 years.
Former foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni, AL Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud and PM's Principal Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad were present at the meeting, among others.
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