Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the United States can change the power of any country if it wants.
She made the remarks, joining the discussion on a motion placed by her in the House, marking the 50 years (Golden Jubilee) of the Bangladesh National Parliament. This was also her valedictory speech in the 22nd session of the current parliament.
Highlighting the current position of the US on various countries, Sheikh Hasina said: “Even today I say that the country gives us the guise of democracy with its words. Starting from our opposition party, some people are dancing and cheering with their words.
“They can overthrow the government in any country, particularly Muslim countries. As long as they were controlling over Islamic countries, nothing happened. However, after the Russia-Ukraine war, the entire world is now in the grip of economic recession. This is the reality,” she added.
The prime minister questioned the democracy and human rights situation in the US. She said: “A few days ago, three congressmen in the US state of Tennessee applied for gun control. They held a demonstration to stop the killing of children by gunfire and shootings. That was their crime.”
“Two people were expelled from Congress for this crime – Justice John and Justice Pearson. One survived because he is white,” she added.
Sheikh Hasina said: “In America, it is seen almost every day, people enter schools with weapons and shoot children and teachers, enter shopping malls and clubs and shoot there as well.”
Americans sheltering murderers
The prime minister said: “Rashed (Rashed Chowdhury), who is a killer of the August 15 massacre, has taken refuge in America. I have appealed to all the presidents who have been elected there as well as taken legal measures to get his back to country. Instead, they are giving refuge to him and other such criminals.
“They speak against corruption but in reality, they are advocating on behalf of those convicted in corruption,” she added.
The parliamentary leader spent a large part of her speech highlighting various topics including the US position on Bangladesh and not returning of Bangabandhu's murderer.
Without mentioning the name, she also criticized the US saying that the country talks against corruption, but they have been advocating for convicted persons in graft charges.
“They want to bring such a government here, scraping democracy, which would have no democratic existence –-- (that means) undemocratic trend,” she said, adding: “Some local (so-called) intellectuals who live on selling their intellects obey them.”
