Slamming Jamaat-Shibir men for carrying out frequent attacks on trains across the country in the name of hartal, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said hartal is not a political language but a terrorist act.
“Hartal is not a political language. It (hartal) has turned into a terrorist act. Jamaat-Shibir set ablaze bogies and engines of trains in the name of hartal,” he said while addressing the function marking the introduction of the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (Demu) train service on Sylhet-Akhaura route at Sylhet Railway Station.
The minister also urged all to resist the Jamaat-Shibir elements for what he said the development of the country.
Describing the steps the government has taken to develop the Railway sector, Muhith said the government has carried out Tk 18,310 crore development works in the sector. “If this trend continues, the railways will be the best communication system.”
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque, among others, addressed the function presided over by Railways acting secretary Abul Kalam Azad.
Source: UNB Connect
