Clandestine attacks cannot topple govt: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (November 12) said it would not be possible to thwart the Awami League government by carrying out clandestine attacks in name of hartal and blockade and killing innocent people.

“They (BNP-Jamaat) are out to topple the government. How will they topple the government? Through clandestine attacks? It will not be possible to topple the government by launching clandestine attacks,” she said while addressing a grand rally as the chief guest at the Mosleh Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium here marking inauguration of the newly constructed Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory (GPUFF) in Narsingdi, the largest of its kind in the Southeast Asia, at a cost of Tk 15,500 crore.

The premier also called upon the countrymen to vote for the ‘Boat’ in the upcoming national election for continuation of the development.

Prior to addressing the rally, the Prime Minister inaugurated 10 development projects, including several academic buildings of educational institutions.

“BNP is a terrorist party while the Jamaat is a war criminal party and the people of the country will not listen to them. They have some people of their own who are working at their advice,” she said.

The premier said the BNP-Jamaat men are again out to carry out arson violence likewise in 2013-14 in the name of movement to oust the government. But no movement can be waged without the involvement of the people, she added.

They have killed and attacked the people by carrying out arson terrorism.

They are destroying public and private properties through arson violence by enforcing blockade and hartal.

She asked the countrymen to remain cautious so that arsonists and killers cannot play ducks and drakes with the people.

The Prime Minister reiterated her call to cast vote for her party’s electoral symbol Boat as it had brought country’s independence and made the huge development of the country. 

The Prime Minister asked the leaders and activists of the Awami League to work in unison for win of the party nominated candidates in the next election.

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, AL presidium members Dr. Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, among other, also spoke at the public meeting.

Narsingdi district AL President GM Taleb Hossain presided over the meeting while its general secretary Peerjada Kazi Mohammad Ali moderated it.