Promise to vote for boat raising your hands: Sheikh Hasina at Rangpur rally

At a public rally in Rangpur, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the crowds present in the rally to vote for boat, saying, “Promise me, please raise your hands if you are in favour of boat”.

The Awami League chief came up with the call while addressing a public rally at Taraganj Degree College here on Tuesday (December 26) as she is visiting Rangpur for day-long election campaign.

Responding to the Prime Minister’s call enthusiastically, the crowds raised their hands and chanted slogans for the Boat at that time.

The Premier also introduced AL nominated candidate for Rangpur-2 constituency Abul Kalam Mohammad Ahasanul Huq Chowdhury (Duke) in the rally and requested all to vote for him and give him another chance to serve people.

The Awami League president also called upon the voters to go to the polling centres early in the morning to cast votes for the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7.

Like the formal election campaign rally that began on December 20 from Sylhet, Bangabandhu’s younger daughter and Sheikh Hasina’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana was present on the dais.

Seeking votes for boat, the AL’s election symbol, to the people to serve them once again, the premier said Boat is the symbol of the Boat of Prophet Nuh through which the human race was saved during the Great Flood.

She said through this Boat, you people got your independence and developed your living standard.

The Premier said, “The AL government is working for the development of each district in the country. The government’s target is to work for the development of people’s fate. No body will remain homeless and landless anymore.”