The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said the aim of her government is to ensure the economic emancipation of people as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave the independence in 1971.
'Now our aim is to attain economic emancipation,' she told a discussion meeting on August 15 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
The Bangladesh Awami League organised the discussion with the deputy leader of the house, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, in the chair.
Hasina said she knew in the present global economic turmoil, many big countries were facing trouble to maintain their economic growth. 'But we're maintaining moderate growth... this is a good progress for the country,' she said.
She said her government was providing subsidy on fuel, electricity and food grains so that the people of the country can live a better life. 'We are providing subsidy to ensure that the prices of essentials remain under the commoners' reach.'
In this connection, Hasina said her government was continuing OMS and fair price cards and such other measures to ensure food for the poor.
'We're trying hard to ensure a good, peaceful environment so that all can have an enjoyable Eid, and I seek cooperation from you all,' she said.
Talking about various conspiracies, she said people should remain alert so that no vested quarter could snatch their rights.
'Conspiracies are going on so that people lose their confidence in the Awami League, but I have the trust on the people because we've come to power to serve them,' she told the meeting.
The prime minister criticised the birthday celebrations of the opposition leader on August 15 saying, 'This is not her real birthday. All of a sudden in 1996, Khelada started celebrating her birthday on August 15. This is just to hurt the sentiment of Bangabandhu's followers.'
'Aren't you encouraging the killers by this celebration?' she asked Khaleda.
She also said the opposition leader took away the money that came for the Zia Orphanage. 'How the country could be benefited when such a person was in power,' she questioned.
Regarding the 15th amendment to the constitution, she said the chance of grabbing state power had been sealed with this amendment.
She also said Ziaur Rahman had grabbed power illegally in 1975 after killing Mujib and rewarded the killers in many ways.
She also said, 'It's Zia who patronised the killers and Razakars in the country and the Khaleda promoted them.'
'Can you imagine that Khaleda Zia had made the Bangabandhu self-confessed killers members of parliament and one of them the opposition leader after the votes-less Feb 1996 polls?'
AL leader Suranjit Sengupta, agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury, AL general secretary and LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam, former home minister Mohammad Nasim, DU VC AAMS Arefin Siddique, Workers Party chief Rashed Khan Menon, JSD chief Hasanul Huq Inu, industries minister Dilip Barua, AL leader MA Aziz and Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, among others, among others spoke at the meeting.
Earlier, a one-minute silence was observed to show respect to Mujib and others killed in the August 15 massacre.
Source : New Age
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