Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the BNP failed to secure votes in the recently-held municipal elections because of its nationwide arson attacks carried out as part of the anti-government protests early last year.
She said voters did not vote for BNP candidates because of the spate of firebomb attacks that were made in different parts of the country in an attempt to topple the government.
“Legal action must be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for burning people alive. She appeared to be weighed down by defeat as she stood before the court,” she said while addressing a programme arranged to distribute laptops and multimedia projectors among different educational institutions in Tungipara Bangabandhu Memorial Complex.
Tungipara upazila administration hosted the programme.
“Democracy ensures development of a country and we have already proved it. No advancement is possible if democracy is absent,” said the prime minister.
She laid wreaths at the grave of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and also inaugurated the newly-constructed Tungipara Sheikh Russel Shishu Park.
Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana offered prayers at the grave seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu. Prayers were also offered seeking the country’s continued peace, progress and prosperity.
The prime minister later joined a Doa and Milad Mahfil where local Awami League leaders, newly elected mayors and councillors and their family members were also present.
