Khaleda, Hasina greet countrymen on Democracy Day
Saturday, 6 December 2008
BNP chairperson and former premier Khaleda Zia and Bangladesh Awami League president and former premier Sheikh Hasina Friday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of the 'Democracy Day', reports BSS.
In a message on the eve of the day, Khaleda Zia said: "December 6 is an extraordinary day in our national history. The new journey of democracy began on this very day in 1990 with the end of an autocratic rule following long nine years of movements and struggles."
In a separate message, former premier Sheikh Hasina called for united efforts at all levels to free the Bangalees from the clutches of all evil forces to establish the rights of people and help democracy to give permanent shape in Bangladesh.
In a message on the eve of the 'Democracy Freeing Day' today, she said: "We must take a fresh vow on this day to free our nation from the clutches of the evil forces to establish the people's right to vote and help establish democracy in the country."
Sheikh Hasina said the victory of Bangali nation has started by forcing the Pakistani occupation forces to surrender after a nine month bloody War of Liberation in 1971.
In collaboration with a handful of killers, she said, the defeated forces had imposed autocratic rule over the nation by killing the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.
Since 1975, Sheikh Hasina said, the subsequent governments had established terrorism, lootings, corruption in the society to serve their purpose when vote rigging culture developed.
In a message on the eve of the day, Khaleda Zia said: "December 6 is an extraordinary day in our national history. The new journey of democracy began on this very day in 1990 with the end of an autocratic rule following long nine years of movements and struggles."
In a separate message, former premier Sheikh Hasina called for united efforts at all levels to free the Bangalees from the clutches of all evil forces to establish the rights of people and help democracy to give permanent shape in Bangladesh.
In a message on the eve of the 'Democracy Freeing Day' today, she said: "We must take a fresh vow on this day to free our nation from the clutches of the evil forces to establish the people's right to vote and help establish democracy in the country."
Sheikh Hasina said the victory of Bangali nation has started by forcing the Pakistani occupation forces to surrender after a nine month bloody War of Liberation in 1971.
In collaboration with a handful of killers, she said, the defeated forces had imposed autocratic rule over the nation by killing the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.
Since 1975, Sheikh Hasina said, the subsequent governments had established terrorism, lootings, corruption in the society to serve their purpose when vote rigging culture developed.