'Dhaka Cholo' designed to protect war criminals : PM
Sunday, 19 February 2012
SANDWIP (Chittagong), Feb 18 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the BNP chief's 'Dhaka Cholo' programme is 'designed to protect' the war criminals now facing trial for killing, plundering and raping during the country's liberation war in 1971.
"Trial of the war criminals is our election pledge. It must be accomplished. I want your cooperation," she told a big public meeting at the ground close to Sandwip Haji AB College in the afternoon.
Hasina said the Pakistan occupation army had committed crimes upon the orders of their mentors, but how the sons of this soil could commit killings, looting and arson, and handover women to the Pakistan army.
Referring to Khaleda Zia's recent remarks that she would make the government lame and cripple, the PM said she has learnt in her childhood: Not to call a blind person as blind and a lame person as lame. The opposition leader does not know this maxim since she did not study.
Continuing her tirade, Hasina said that while in power the BNP government had 'maimed and killed' innumerable people, but the trial of those killing and maiming were not held. "Killing of people is in their character."
"BNP is the synonym of terrorism, corruption and money laundering," she said, adding that the BNP chief had committed corruption while in power and whitened her black money tarnishing the image of the nation.
"Trial of the war criminals is our election pledge. It must be accomplished. I want your cooperation," she told a big public meeting at the ground close to Sandwip Haji AB College in the afternoon.
Hasina said the Pakistan occupation army had committed crimes upon the orders of their mentors, but how the sons of this soil could commit killings, looting and arson, and handover women to the Pakistan army.
Referring to Khaleda Zia's recent remarks that she would make the government lame and cripple, the PM said she has learnt in her childhood: Not to call a blind person as blind and a lame person as lame. The opposition leader does not know this maxim since she did not study.
Continuing her tirade, Hasina said that while in power the BNP government had 'maimed and killed' innumerable people, but the trial of those killing and maiming were not held. "Killing of people is in their character."
"BNP is the synonym of terrorism, corruption and money laundering," she said, adding that the BNP chief had committed corruption while in power and whitened her black money tarnishing the image of the nation.