Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that she had felt same conspiracies like that of the 1974 famine period during the January 5 elections, reports UNB.
"I felt the same conspiracy before the January 5 (national) elections," she said while giving an introductory speech during her visit to the social welfare ministry at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Recalling the international conspiracy during the 1974 famine, she Said, "None had died during the famine after the Independence. Yes, there was famine in the country in 1974, but that was not limited only to Bangladesh. There was economic meltdown across the globe." According to the Wikipedia, the Bangladesh famine of 1974 refers to a period of mass starvation beginning in March 1974 and ending in about December of the same year.
The prime minister said at that time famine was going on in various countries around the world, including India and China. She alleged that there were some conspiracies as the cash-purchased foodgrains loaded vessel was not allowed to come. "It was a big conspiracy and a big manipulation," she said without mentioning the name of any country involved.
Hasina said such kind of conspiracy she had felt before the January 5 elections. "A section of people tried to remove us from the power and put their efforts so that democratic process can not continue in the country."
In this connection, she mentioned that as she had the experience of such kind of conspiracy in 1974 she managed to tackle the situation this time.
For this, the prime minister thanked the armed forces, police, BGB, RAB, employees of the administration, and above all, people of the country for their all out support. "All were united on one issue… they wanted to uphold the democratic process," she said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government has been working to turn the autistic and disabled people of the country as assets of the nation instead of a burden on society.
The prime minister stated this in her introductory speech at her meeting with senior officials of the Social Welfare Ministry at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
Hasina said the main goal of her government is to build a welfare state for the development of huge number of disabled, orphan, distressed, poor, helpless, and least developed people. She said to achieve the goal, her government adopted and implemented massive development programmes in the social welfare sector during its 2009-2013-term overcoming the standstill situation left by the previous BNP-Jamaat governemnt. Her government for the first time recognised the hermaphrodite as third gender, she added.
