BNP created a reign of terror, militancy, corruption in country: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has said BNP-Jamaat created a reign of terror, militancy and corruption in the country, and that time was the darkest era for Bangladesh.

The Prime Minister made the allegation while addressing an election rally at the historic Bangabandhu Udyan in Barishal city on Friday afternoon.

"Their (BNP-Jamaat's) politics is to burn people. Do the people want them? Tell me. No, people don't want them," she said.

The AL chief condemned severely the acts of BNP-Jamaat for killing and burning people, and said: "When we develop the country for the people, at that time BNP- Jamaat unleashed arson attacks."

She reiterate her call to the country's people, especially the new voters, to vote for her party to continue the unstoppable progress of Bangladesh, saying the new voters certainly don't want their votes to go in vein.

"Awami League believes in the power of the youths. Those who are new voters and will exercise their franchise for the first time, I would request them to cast their votes for boat (election symbol) to ensure the victory of Awami League," she added.

Sheikh Hasina said that BNP-Jamaat has no right to do politics in Bangladesh as they burn people and kill people while people do not want this kind of destructive activities anymore.

"BNP is a terrorist party, this terrorist party has no right to do politics in Bangladesh, because they burn people, kill people," she added.

Bangabandhu's younger daughter and Sheikh Hasina's younger sister Sheikh Rehana was present on dais like the formal election campaign rally that began on December 20 from Sylhet, and other election rally at Taraganj, Mithapukur and Pirganj upazila in Rangpur districts on December 26.