SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013
Khaleda must shoulder blame
Says PM about recent violence
UNB, DHAKA
In a scathing attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the opposition had unleashed a reign of terror across the country in the name of movement.
“On the pretext of waging a movement, they (opposition) have been carrying out killings, arson and attacks on the minority communities and Awami League leaders and workers,” she said.
“The opposition leader will have to shoulder the responsibility for these destructive activities.”
The prime minister, who is also the president of the ruling Awami League, made the remarks at the AL Advisory Council meeting at the Gono Bhaban in the evening.
She alleged that the BNP had joined forces with Jamaat-e-Islami to commit atrocities on the minority communities and assault the police.
“The BNP’s character is like that. They set fire to even mosques if they feel it necessary. What type of Islam do they follow? They start chanting slogans before completing prayers,” Hasina said referring to recent processions brought out from the Baitul Mukarram national mosque after Juma prayers.
She said Khaleda Zia had all along been against the country’s independence.
“Today, they (BNP) are going against the spirit of the Liberation War by siding with the war criminals,” the AL president told the meeting.
She went on: “When we are relentless in our efforts to take the country forward, they are taking it backward with their destructive activities.”
The prime minister said Khaleda had gone crazy on her return from Singapore, as the government had got back the money her son siphoned off to that country.
“On the pretext of waging a movement, they (opposition) have been carrying out killings, arson and attacks on the minority communities and Awami League leaders and workers,” she said.
“The opposition leader will have to shoulder the responsibility for these destructive activities.”
The prime minister, who is also the president of the ruling Awami League, made the remarks at the AL Advisory Council meeting at the Gono Bhaban in the evening.
She alleged that the BNP had joined forces with Jamaat-e-Islami to commit atrocities on the minority communities and assault the police.
“The BNP’s character is like that. They set fire to even mosques if they feel it necessary. What type of Islam do they follow? They start chanting slogans before completing prayers,” Hasina said referring to recent processions brought out from the Baitul Mukarram national mosque after Juma prayers.
She said Khaleda Zia had all along been against the country’s independence.
“Today, they (BNP) are going against the spirit of the Liberation War by siding with the war criminals,” the AL president told the meeting.
She went on: “When we are relentless in our efforts to take the country forward, they are taking it backward with their destructive activities.”
The prime minister said Khaleda had gone crazy on her return from Singapore, as the government had got back the money her son siphoned off to that country.
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