Hasina calls for shunning confrontational politics
Friday, 6 January 2012
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday made a fervent call to the opposition party to shun all confrontational politics and work together as she addressed the nation to mark the three years of the five-year tenure of her Awami League-led grand alliance government, reports BSS.
"My request to the opposition party-discard the politics of confrontation. Let us work together in the interest of the country and nation," she said in the address broadcast simultaneously by the Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.
She added: "Democracy and development is a continuous process (and) there might have differences in the ideology and range or extent of our ability to see something, but we have to always give the highest priority to national and public interests."
She said, leaving behind authoritarian rules, hurdles and disgrace, Bangladesh has now retuned to the path of peace, development and progress setting example of a 'development model' in the world.
Bangladesh has set an example in the world in the areas of poverty alleviation, rural development, food security, health service, education and women empowerment, she said adding, 'none would be able to frustrate the development of the country.'
In her 42-minute speech, the Prime Minister mainly highlighted the steps taken by her government over the last three years in the social, economic and political sectors to build a poverty and hunger-free Bangladesh.
The election pledges made ahead of the 2009 general election came prominently in her speech, when she said, "We're making our relentless efforts to fulfill the electoral pledges amidst many hurdles".
"We will not claim that we're successful in all areas, but we can surely say- we have showed no negligence in discharging our duties that you have bestowed upon us, and our stride will continue in future," the Prime Minister said.
In her speech Hasina unequivocally reiterated her steadfast commitment to completing the trial of the persons responsible for heinous crimes during War of Liberation in 1971 and requested the Leader of the Opposition not to try to protect the war criminals.
"My request to the opposition party-discard the politics of confrontation. Let us work together in the interest of the country and nation," she said in the address broadcast simultaneously by the Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.
She added: "Democracy and development is a continuous process (and) there might have differences in the ideology and range or extent of our ability to see something, but we have to always give the highest priority to national and public interests."
She said, leaving behind authoritarian rules, hurdles and disgrace, Bangladesh has now retuned to the path of peace, development and progress setting example of a 'development model' in the world.
Bangladesh has set an example in the world in the areas of poverty alleviation, rural development, food security, health service, education and women empowerment, she said adding, 'none would be able to frustrate the development of the country.'
In her 42-minute speech, the Prime Minister mainly highlighted the steps taken by her government over the last three years in the social, economic and political sectors to build a poverty and hunger-free Bangladesh.
The election pledges made ahead of the 2009 general election came prominently in her speech, when she said, "We're making our relentless efforts to fulfill the electoral pledges amidst many hurdles".
"We will not claim that we're successful in all areas, but we can surely say- we have showed no negligence in discharging our duties that you have bestowed upon us, and our stride will continue in future," the Prime Minister said.
In her speech Hasina unequivocally reiterated her steadfast commitment to completing the trial of the persons responsible for heinous crimes during War of Liberation in 1971 and requested the Leader of the Opposition not to try to protect the war criminals.