Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday slammed individuals who critique her government and said she would shut everything down and observe the aftermath if they talk too much.
"If they talk too much, we will shut everything down and sit down. After the election, if I can come to power, I'll resume my work. Let's see who agrees to take over. I've got it all ready,” she said.
She made the comments at a press conference at Ganabhaban to brief the media about her recent trip to the United States for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Referring to criticisms over the elections and forex reserves, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said: "After arranging everything, I have to hear their witty remarks about the election, voting, and the economy. I do not want to hear them."
Meanwhile criticizing the BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said barking on the streets does not qualify a party as an opposition.
“In a democratic system, those who have MPs in the National Parliament are considered as the opposition party -- not those who bark on the streets. Everyone should remember this,” she said.
Regarding giving the BNP the chance to hold programs in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said: “We have given them the chance to do whatever they want and win the people’s hearts through their works.”
PM Hasina’s US, UK visit highlight
On Wednesday, Sheikh Hasina returned home from London after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the US and the UK.
During her stay in New York, from September 17 to 22, the premier attended the 78th UNGA and other high-level side and bilateral events.
In Washington DC, from September 23-29, Sheikh Hasina attended a reception accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States and visited the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.
The prime minister reached London from Washington DC on September 30 via a British Airways flight.
In London, from September 30 to October 3, Sheikh Hasina attended a reception hosted by the Bangladeshi community and held several courtesy calls with some dignitaries, including a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) led by Rushanara Ali, MP, chair of APPG on Bangladesh and Rohingya and the UK shadow minister for investment and small business.
