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PM blasts BNP for not lending support during BDR mutiny
PM blasts BNP for not lending support during BDR mutiny
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday said all but Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat lent their support to efficiently tackle the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny, report agencies.
"All except BNP and Jamaat had extended their support to the government in tackling the BDR mutiny on February 25-26, 2009," she told a meeting with the party's leaders from Comilla (South) district at her official residence Ganobhaban.
The meeting was arranged as part of her ongoing views-exchange meetings with Awami League's grassroots leaders.
Members of the Awami League (AL) Central Working Committee and Comilla (South) district AL, presidents and general secretaries of AL associate bodies of the area, local party MPs, party-backed upazila chairmen and vice-chairmen in the district, and presidents and general secretaries of upazilas, municipality and union units attended the meeting.
The prime minister mentioned that, two hours before the BDR mutiny, the opposition leader went out of her cantonment residence for an unknown location. "Why did she go under ground, what was in her mind?" Hasina questioned adding that the opposition leader has not yet come up with any answer.
Claiming that the government tackled the situation efficiently, Hasina said had the government failed to tackle the mutiny tactfully, more dead bodies would have littered across the city.
Hasina said the trial of BDR mutiny at 45 places of the country has completed and those found guilty have been punished. "The trial of mutiny has ended and now the trial of killings is going on," she added.
She said, "Seventy-four people, including 57 army officers, were killed during the BDR mutiny at the Pilkhana on February 25-26, 2009."
The prime minister said her government's initiatives for development of rural economy helped reduce poverty about 10 per cent over the last three years.
"We are working for strengthening the rural economy instead of merely developing the urban areas and illuminating the cities and towns," she said.
The prime minister said her government's initiatives to strengthen the rural economy have brought about real changes in the life of common people in rural areas.
She said the government is striving to reach the benefit of the hard earned independence to every house so that rural people can find their livelihood and make them self-reliant.
The prime minister said Khaleda Zia like her husband always tries to come to state power by putting the gun on the shoulder of the army.
She also mentioned that BNP and Khaleda Zia are now siding with the anti-liberation forces and trying hard to save them.
"The intention of BNP and Jamaat is crystal clear they want the nation to bow down to others. We're the nation of heroes, we've pride. But, the BNP and Jamaat did not like that," she said.
About the anti-government movement by BNP and its allies, she said the opposition leader has launched the anti-government campaign as her illegally earned money is running out. "They (BNP) want to create anarchy in the country," she added.
"Strong unity of the pro-liberation forces is crucial to complete the trial of the war criminals," she said adding that the leader of the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to save the war criminals.
She said the persons responsible for 'dishonouring our mothers and sisters' must be tried. The trial is also indispensable to reach the benefit of the independence to the doorstep of the people.
The prime minister again took a swipe at the journalists saying that nowadays the media people are writing at their sweat will; no matter what is right and what is wrong.
"After the 2001 national election, the journalists did not enjoy freedom. They used to receive invisible advice before writing," the prime minister said.
At that time, she said 16 journalists were killed across the country, but the media people failed to write about those killings.
"But, now the reporters are writing whatever they like. Sometimes they exaggerated the matter. Such kind of freedom, they did not enjoyed in the country in the past; not even during the caretaker regime," she said.
Hasina also said all the elections under the present government were held in a free and fair manner and the no complaint was raised against any election.
PM blasts BNP for not lending support during BDR mutiny
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday said all but Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat lent their support to efficiently tackle the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny, report agencies.
"All except BNP and Jamaat had extended their support to the government in tackling the BDR mutiny on February 25-26, 2009," she told a meeting with the party's leaders from Comilla (South) district at her official residence Ganobhaban.
The meeting was arranged as part of her ongoing views-exchange meetings with Awami League's grassroots leaders.
Members of the Awami League (AL) Central Working Committee and Comilla (South) district AL, presidents and general secretaries of AL associate bodies of the area, local party MPs, party-backed upazila chairmen and vice-chairmen in the district, and presidents and general secretaries of upazilas, municipality and union units attended the meeting.
The prime minister mentioned that, two hours before the BDR mutiny, the opposition leader went out of her cantonment residence for an unknown location. "Why did she go under ground, what was in her mind?" Hasina questioned adding that the opposition leader has not yet come up with any answer.
Claiming that the government tackled the situation efficiently, Hasina said had the government failed to tackle the mutiny tactfully, more dead bodies would have littered across the city.
Hasina said the trial of BDR mutiny at 45 places of the country has completed and those found guilty have been punished. "The trial of mutiny has ended and now the trial of killings is going on," she added.
She said, "Seventy-four people, including 57 army officers, were killed during the BDR mutiny at the Pilkhana on February 25-26, 2009."
The prime minister said her government's initiatives for development of rural economy helped reduce poverty about 10 per cent over the last three years.
"We are working for strengthening the rural economy instead of merely developing the urban areas and illuminating the cities and towns," she said.
The prime minister said her government's initiatives to strengthen the rural economy have brought about real changes in the life of common people in rural areas.
She said the government is striving to reach the benefit of the hard earned independence to every house so that rural people can find their livelihood and make them self-reliant.
The prime minister said Khaleda Zia like her husband always tries to come to state power by putting the gun on the shoulder of the army.
She also mentioned that BNP and Khaleda Zia are now siding with the anti-liberation forces and trying hard to save them.
"The intention of BNP and Jamaat is crystal clear they want the nation to bow down to others. We're the nation of heroes, we've pride. But, the BNP and Jamaat did not like that," she said.
About the anti-government movement by BNP and its allies, she said the opposition leader has launched the anti-government campaign as her illegally earned money is running out. "They (BNP) want to create anarchy in the country," she added.
"Strong unity of the pro-liberation forces is crucial to complete the trial of the war criminals," she said adding that the leader of the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to save the war criminals.
She said the persons responsible for 'dishonouring our mothers and sisters' must be tried. The trial is also indispensable to reach the benefit of the independence to the doorstep of the people.
The prime minister again took a swipe at the journalists saying that nowadays the media people are writing at their sweat will; no matter what is right and what is wrong.
"After the 2001 national election, the journalists did not enjoy freedom. They used to receive invisible advice before writing," the prime minister said.
At that time, she said 16 journalists were killed across the country, but the media people failed to write about those killings.
"But, now the reporters are writing whatever they like. Sometimes they exaggerated the matter. Such kind of freedom, they did not enjoyed in the country in the past; not even during the caretaker regime," she said.
Hasina also said all the elections under the present government were held in a free and fair manner and the no complaint was raised against any election.
