Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called upon BNP to return to democratic process saying the party can go to power only under a democratic process, not over the bodies of innocent people, violence or making the students hostages.
She said BNP was in power and they have dream to go to power again. But they cannot go to power over the burned bodied of bus and truck drivers, children and innocent people. They must go under a democratic process.The Prime Minister was addressing the officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs during her visit to the ministry at Bangladesh Secretariat here today. She came to the ministry as part of her plan to visit every ministry to exchange views with the senior officials and give directives to them to bring dynamism in the activities of the ministry.
Sheikh Hasina reiterated that Khaleda Zia made political mistake by taking decision to boycott the January 5, 2014 general election. “Why the countrymen will pay for her wrong decision,” she asked hoping that the Almighty would help Khaleda Zia to unfold her good sense to refrain her from destructive policy.
The Prime Minister said everything was going on under a systematic order. But Begum Zia along with Jamaat is enforcing siege and blockade programmes at the same time out of their intention to multiply the public sufferings.
She observed that BNP leader might have become insane, otherwise why she would stay in the office leaving her home day after day. “It’s not clear what kind of revolution she wants to bring. But it’s true that she is committing homicide and even burning children alive,” the PM said.
“What is the achievement of BNP from this type of movement except killing some people, crippling many others, burn transports and destroying public and private properties,” she said adding “if BNP thinks this destruction as their achievement, it’s very unfortunate for the nation.” .
“BNP and Jamaat trade on religions, so they cannot be trusted,” she said adding that BNP-Jamaat doesn’t want to make the people educated as if people are educated they would not be able to misguide them.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is a secular country. Secularism is not atheism. It’s the state policy to ensure religious, political and social rights of the people of every religion.
“The main theme of Islam is co-existence and harmony among all religions. It’s the teaching of the Prophet (SM). The Awami League always upheld the principles so that each and every people can enjoy their religious rights,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina said illegal governments after 1975 used the Islam in their political purposes and going beyond the teachings of Islam they intimidated the members of other religious community. They were involved in anti-Islamic activities during the time of war of liberation and now they are killing people in the name of religion.
The Prime Minister said her government is striving to create an atmosphere where people of all religions would be able to observe their religious and national events with festivity. The government is trying to establish a motto- “Religion is affairs of an individual but Festivity is for all.” – BSS
