Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed Bangla-language every day Prothom Alo and described it as “an enemy of the Awami League, democracy, and the individuals of Bangladesh,” reported bdnews24.com.
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She criticized Prothom Alo for appearing underneath the “cowl of darkness” after a seven-year-old little one was inspired to inform a lie about meals scarcity.
“Those that communicate out in opposition to corruption at the moment are speaking in favour of the people who find themselves convicted in corruption instances,” Hasina mentioned throughout a session in Parliament, reported bdnews24.com.
The MPs banged on their tables in settlement with the prime minister, saying ‘disgrace, disgrace’. Additionally they sounded their assist when Hasina described the Prothom Alo as an enemy of the Awami League, democracy and the individuals.
“A seven-year-old little one was inspired to inform a lie by paying him Tk 10. And that too for a press release like — we want the liberty to make sure meat and rice [food] for everybody. They revealed his phrases. It was all accomplished by a well-liked every day. The identify is Prothom Alo, however they act underneath cowl of darkness,” mentioned Hasina.
She additionally slammed Prothom Alo for speaking in favour of an unelected authorities for an interim interval, asking them to assume who had benefited from such a authorities in the course of the 2007-2008 interval.
“With a heavy coronary heart, I have to say that they by no means need stability within the nation. They have been elated when an emergency was declared in 2007. It was then that two newspapers rolled up their sleeves [to achieve their goals],” Hasina mentioned.
The prime minister instructed the countrymen that they will higher realise who’s favouring an unelected authorities, including that those that worry to face the individuals and know that they won’t be voted to energy by means of elections are out to destabilise the nation by means of completely different means, reported bdnews24.com.
Sheikh Hasina, additionally President of the Awami League, mentioned the then caretaker authorities had been pressured to present an election (in 2008) through which Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering (BNP) received solely 30 seats out of 300 whereas her party-led grand alliance received the remaining ones.
“They received solely 30 seats (within the 2008 election) and the way will they get extra? We now have gained assist from the individuals by means of work and this isn’t our fault. We’ll proceed to work for the individuals’s welfare,” she added.
She mentioned in continuation of the election, her authorities has been in energy since 2009 thus far by means of the individuals’s mandate following the democratic course of.
“They’re attempting to eradicate democracy and introduce a authorities that won’t act democratically. Will probably be an undemocratic motion. A few of our intellectuals, who dwell on promoting their mind, maintain licking the boots of these (corrupt individuals) for a bit of cash,” Hasina mentioned.
She additionally slammed the US for not practising its democratic norms past the Atlantic, reported bdnews24.com.
“Does the definition of democracy change in terms of the (international locations on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic)?” she mentioned.
The US lectures Bangladesh on democracy to the cheers of the opposition events, she mentioned. “They’re lecturing us on democracy and human rights. What is the state of affairs of their nation?”
“It has the facility to topple the federal government in any nation and the Muslim international locations, particularly, are experiencing a tricky time.”
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“They’re attempting to eradicate democracy and introduce a authorities that won’t have a democratic existence. It’s going to be an undemocratic motion. A few of our intellectuals, who dwell on promoting their mind, simply maintain licking the boots of these (corrupt individuals) just for a bit of cash.”