‘Faces of BNP leaders blackened with Sushma\\\'s Dhaka visit’
Friday, 27 June 2014
Food Minister and Dhaka City Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Advocate Quamrul Islam said Thursday faces of some BNP leaders were blackened with the maiden Bangladesh visit of Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, reports BSS.
"BNP was delighted following assumption of power by Modi government in India. Minister for External affairs of India Sushma Swaraj has now been visiting Bangladesh. Talks between the government and the visiting Indian Minister will be fruitful. And faces of those BNP leaders, who were earlier delighted, would be blackened," he said.
Quamrul Islam said this while speaking at the extended meeting of Dhaka City Awami League (AL) held at its office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city. The meeting was convened for making the Friday's discussion a grand success.
The ruling Awami League organised the discussion at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital at 3 pm today( Friday) on the occasion of its 65th founding anniversary. Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the discussion and she is expected to deliver a policy-guideline speech.
Dhaka City AL acting president MA Aziz chaired the extended meeting, also addressed, among others, by AL office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Dhaka City AL organising secretary Shahe Alam Murad and publicity secretary Abdul Huq Sabuj.
The Food Minister said, "Traditionally, we have excellent relations with Indian. With the Bangladesh visit of External Affairs Minister of the world's largest democratic country, India, we hope that the non- resolved issues with Bangladesh would be resolved."
In reply to BNP's threat to launch movement after holy Eid-
ul-Fitr, Quamrul Islam said, "Begum Khaleda Zia has given threat of movement to re-energise frustrated leaders and workers of her party. AL leaders and workers are not afraid of BNP's so-called movement."
Turning to the dialogue proposal of some BNP leaders, the minister said, "There is no crisis in the country now. People have now been living in peace and happiness. So, there is no need for any dialogue."