BNP should participate in polls seeking apology to nation: PM

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that BNP-Jamaat should take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls seeking apology to the nation for committing crimes and arson terrorism.

The Prime Minister came up with the remark while delivering her opening speech at the first meeting of Bangladesh Awami League's Election Steering Committee at the party's Dhaka district office at Tejgaon in the city on Friday.

She also called upon all political parties of the country to participate in the upcoming national election. “The door of election is open to all,” she said.

Mentioning that election schedule has been announced, Sheikh Hasina said, “Everyone should come and participate in the election. (All should) go to the people and seek vote for them.”

She sought cooperation from the people of the country so that the election can be held in a fair manner on time.
Pointing at the youth society, Sheikh Hasina said her government has made Digital Bangladesh and now everyone is getting its benefits. Now her government is on an endeavour to make the country as Smart Bangladesh in future. “We hope that we would get their (youth folk) cooperation (to do so),” she said.