Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Selima Rahman said on Friday that deposed autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina engaged in hatching conspiracy against the country and its people even sitting in India.
"She (Sheikh Hasina) is not sitting idle in India, and is trying to hatch conspiracy in different ways against the country, its people and the victory achieved in the student-mass movement against Awami League," she made the remarks at an event organised by Zia Projonmo Dal (ZPD) at the National Press Club to provide financial supports to the families of those who had sacrificed their lives in the recent the movement against the Sheikh Hasina-led fascist regime.
She called upon all to stay united so that the defeated force could not hatch conspiracy against the country and the people.
"The collaborators of fascist Sheikh Hasina are trying to create anarchy at different places through instigation," she said.
She alleged that neighboring India was also continuously plotting conspiracy against Bangladesh.
Mrs Selima Rahman said that due to opening of river dams by India Bangladesh witnessed an unprecedented spell of flood in recent time.
"Many BNP men had sacrificed their lives over the last 17 years for restoration of democracy in the country. We've got this independence (2nd) lastly after making so many sacrifices. We salute the martyrs and show our profound respects to them," she continued.
Mrs Selima Rahman further said that BNP had placed its 31-point roadmap for state reforms one and a half years ago.
The 31-point reform proposal included that one could not become prime minister beyond two terms, bicameral parliament would be formed and members of the parliament will be elected by public votes in a free, fair and neutral national election.
She expressed hope that their party's reform roadmap would be implemented through a national government in future.
Adviser to BNP chairperson Abdus Salam and other leaders of ZPD were present, among others.
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