News desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called on people not to vote those to power who indulged in corruption, engaged in terrorism and militancy and killed people in arson attacks as they will push the country towards destruction again.
“If those who rigged your votes, those who were pulled down by people for vote rigging, those whose prime task was to indulge in corruption, terrorism, militancy and killing people in arson attacks come to power again they will drive the country to the path to destruction as they don’t believe in Bangladesh’s independence,” she said.
The Prime Minister was speaking at a mammoth rally here at Freedom Fighter Asaduzzaman Stadium with Magura district AL president Alhaj Tanjil Hossain Khan in the chair.
Sheikh Hasina, who is also the President of the ruling Awami League, said that the next election will be held in 2019 and urged people to cast their votes in favour of Awami League and its election symbol ‘Boat’ to give them another chance to serve them.
“Our only aim is to build the country as developed and prosperous one and we’re working restlessly towards that goal,” she said.
Expressing her heartfelt gratitude to people for repeatedly voting AL, she said, “We hope you’ll again give your mandate in favour of us in the next election. Vote for the Boat that brought you the independence, right to speak in Bengali and massive development activities,” she said.
Hasina urged all to come under the AL flag and strengthen the hands of the party for the country’s development.
“I want to tell you one thing that I don’t have anything to gain for my own because I lost everything. Losing everything I came to you, among the people of this Bengal. I’ve got my lost affection of my parents, brothers among you. I put my life for your progress and development,” she told the rally.
AL Advisory Council member and Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, AL Presidium Member Pijush Kanti Pijush Kanti Bhattacharya, AL joint general secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif, MP and Abdur Rahman, MP, State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Shikder, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam, AL organising Secretary Abu Sayed Al Mahmud Swapan, MP, State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, AL central committee members SM Kamal Hossain, Parvin Zaman Kalpana, local MP Maj Gen (retd) ATM Abdul Wahab, Bangladesh Mohila AL President Shafia Khatun, Jubo Mohila League central president Advocate Nazma Akhter, General Secretary Apu Ukil, BCL general secretary SM Zakir Hossain, Central Jubo League leader Anwar Hossain, Bangladesh central Swechhasebok League leader Nirmal Chatterjee, senior vice president of Magura District AL AFM Abdul Fattah, PM’s APS Saifuzzaman Shikhor, among others, spoke at the rally.
Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a number of 19 projects and laid the foundation stones of nine others involving around Tk 310 crore.unb
