BNP burns people, has no right to do politics

BARISHAL, Dec 29 (UNB): Denouncing BNP as a terrorist party, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it has no right to do politics in Bangladesh.
"BNP has no right to do politics in Bangladesh because they burn and kill people," she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing a huge campaign rally at the historic Bangabandhu Udyan in Barishal city.
Her younger sister Sheikh Rehana was seated on the boat-shaped dais as she spoke to the cheering crowd.
From the stage, the daughters of Bangabandhu waved national flags to the cheering people.
Saying that Awami League would strive to build a better future for the youth, Hasina appealed to the first-time voters to cast their ballots for her party's 'boat' symbol.
"Vote for boat. Don't waste your ballots," she said.
She said that the politics of Awami League is only to do welfare of the people.
But the politics of BNP and Jamaat is to burn people, she said, asking, "Do people want them? No, people do not want them."
"While we develop the country for the people, the BNP-Jamaat clique carries out arson attacks," she said.
In this regard, she mentioned recent arson attacks on trains killing a number of people, including a woman holding her baby.
She also recalled BNP-Jamaat's arson terrorism in 2001 saying they did the same in 2013 and 2014. Now they have started the same arson terrorism right now.
"I condemn these acts of BNP-Jamaat," she said.
Hasina said that Jamaat, which is the ally of BNP, was involved in 1971 genocide, looting, rape, torture of people. They shook hands with Pakistani occupation forces.
Some of their leaders were convicted as war criminals and hanged for crimes against humanity.
"One party is terrorist, killer, ten trucks arms smuggler, involved in money laundering, siphoned orphans' money, and committed all types of misdeeds. And the other one is of war criminals," she said.
Sheikh Hasina said that BNP-Jamaat do not want election.
"They want to foil it, let me urge you that all of you will go to the polling centres early in the morning of January 7. What will be your symbol? It will be 'boat'," she said.
Seeking votes for 'boat', the election symbol of Awami League, to the people to serve them once again, Sheikh Hasina reminded the audience how boat of Prophet Nuh saved the human race during the Great Flood.
She added that Bangladesh got independence as people voted for 'boat' in 1970.
The crowd raised their hands when the AL chief asked them, "Will you cast your votes for 'boat', promise me." please raise your hands," Chants of boat reverberated through the rally at this time.
Sheikh Hasina introduced the candidates of Awami League and those from 14-party alliance it is backing in Barishal division.
The premier said that as Awami League government came to power repeatedly democratic process continued in the country for 15 years marked by development.
She mentioned that during the regimes of Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh did not witness any development at all.
"Rather the country went to a reversed direction" she said.
She added, "When Awami League comes to power, Bangladesh moves forward with unbeatable speed. This unstoppable advancement has to be maintained."
She said that Awami League believes in the power of the youths.
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Barishal City Corporation Mayor Abul Khair Abdullah, Awami League Advisory Council members Amir Hossain Amu and Advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun, Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Party (Manju) chairman Anwar Hossain Monju, Awami League presidium members Shajahan Khan and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, and noted actor and actress Taren Jahan and Mir Sabbir also spoke.
With Barishal District Awami League President Abul Hasnat Abdullah in the chair, the rally was conducted by organising secretary Afzal Hossain.
At the outset, cultural activists of Barishal performed local traditional songs to welcome both Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana.
Mentioning that Awami League was in power for the past 15 years, Sheikh Hasina told the people that they have witnessed a changed Bangladesh.
She said that her government would bring gas to Barishal for massive industrialisation for the development of the region.
The AL has a plan to restore Barishal as the granary of Bangla, which was once known as "Agricultural Manchester", she added.
Hasina said that they would establish a medical university in Barishal like in other divisional headquarters in the country.
If returned to office, her government would also construct a six-lane road from Bhanga to Barishal to ease communication, she added.
Referring to her party's goal to build "Smart Bangladesh" by 2041, the Awami League chief said, "In this Bangladesh, our children would be well-educated with proper education."
"They would learn science and technology, and become skilled human resources. We would build them as smart and skilled human resources."
She said that in the smart Bangladesh, their government would be a smart government using digital technology, agriculture would be mechanised, economy would be smart economy and the society and its systems would be turned into a smart society.
She called upon the students to continue their study attentively, as no country gets developed without proper education.