The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday expressed her firm determination to give tough punishment to arsonists and militants, saying that there is no mercy to them.
‘There is no mercy to those who are burning people to death and unleashing militant acts in the name of hartals and blockades. Insha Allah, we must give stern punishment to them the way the militants are punished,’ she said.
Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, called upon the leaders and workers of her party and its associate organisations to create mass awareness against the arsonists and militants.
‘I would like to urge leaders and workers of Bangladesh Awami League and its associate bodies to create mass awareness against arsonists and militants and hand them over to law enforcers immediately,’ she said.
The prime minister added that the people of Bangladesh are peace-loving, and none would be allowed to play ducks and drakes with their fate and do harm them.
Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a discussion at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital this afternoon, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reports.
Bangladesh Awami League arranged the discussion on the occasion of the 95th birthday of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day.
At the outset of the meeting, a minute’s silence was observed as a mark of respect to the memories of Sheikh Mujib, other martyrs of the August 15 carnage as well as the martyrs of the War of Liberation.
Terming Khaleda Zia as the ‘queen of destruction and militants’, the prime minister said burning people to death and destroying the country are the only work of the BNP chairperson.
‘The BNP leader is continuing to commit militant acts in the name of hartal and blockade. But there will be no room for any militant leader in Bangladesh,’ she said.
Sheikh Hasina said the aim of a political party should be to ensure peace in the country and welfare of the people.
‘But the goal of BNP is to destroy the country and do harm to its people.’
She said the BNP does not believe in independence, and the party which does not believe in independence has no right to do politics in the country.
Source: New Age
