Jamaat-Hefazat to turn country ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan’: Sajeda

Deputy Leader of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury on Thursday alleged that Jamaat-Hefajat nexus with the assistance of BNP is trying to make the country ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan’. “This nexus is now trying to throw the women of the country into the age of darkness. Whatever they say people of the country know their intention very well,” she said in Parliament, taking part in the general discussion on the proposed budget for next fiscal (2013-14).
Sajeda Chowdhury requested opposition leader Khaleda Zia not to cause any harm to the women. “Fundamentalists will use you and later abuse you as they had done to a woman journalist,” she said and urged Khaleda Zia to sever her link with the Jamaat-Hefazat nexus for the sake of the country’s women.
Talking about the recent badmouthing by some MPs, the Deputy Leader of the House requested all to refrain from such practice4. “Please leave this practice, play your due role in Parliament,” she said.
She requested the Finance Minister to withdraw his proposal to increase the duty on newsprint import.
In the proposed budget, the Finance Minister proposed to impose 25 percent duty instead of the existing three percent on the import of newsprint.
Sajeda also requested the Finance Minister to withdraw the proposal to increase the duty on cylinder import. She also suggested increasing the interest rate of the savings certificates to increase the internal income of the government. (Source: UNB)

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