Rebuff conspirators by casting votes peacefully: PM

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the people to give a befitting reply to the conspiracies by casting votes in January 7 parliamentary election in a peaceful manner
“I want this election to be held in a very peaceful manner. Through the January-7 polls, we’ll give a befitted reply to conspiracies against the election so that none can play ducks and drakes with the fate of the people of Bangladesh anymore,” said the prime minister.
She was addressing a grand election rally at Govt Sheikh Mujibur Rahman College Field in Tungipara Upazila under Gopalganj district, report agencies.
She said many conspiracies continue and many ones from international level are also engaged in these conspiracies so that elections won’t be held in the country as they want to bring the third party here in power.
“What can the third party do? They can’t do any development of the country. You had seen what they did in 2007,” said Hasina.
Noting that Israel carries out bombing attacks on even hospitals in Palestine, She said Tarique Zia is doing exactly the same
anymore in this country. They will be tried on murder charges one day as they killed so many people in Bangladesh by giving orders,” she said.
The AL president asked the people to cast their votes in the beginning hours of the balloting, going to the polling stations in the morning for the sake of large turnout of voters in the election.
“Today an international conspiracy is on against Bangladesh. They want to play ducks and drakes with Bangladesh. But we won’t let it be done,” she said.
Talking about the false corruption allegations in the Padma Bridge project, the allegation was brought when Syed Abul Hossain was the communication minister. “Today we’ve constructed the Padma Bridge with our own finances,” she said, praying for the salvation of the departed soul of Syed Abul Hossain. The prime minister said the power of youths means the progress of Bangladesh. “We want to build the young generation as the smart and skilled youth force,” she said.
About her party’s Vision 2041 to turn the country into a Smart Bangladesh, she said, “We’ll build skilled manpower which means a smart population and the government , economy and society will be smart by 2041.”