Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought voter for Awami League candidates in the next general elections to continue development activities.
“I want your vote for ‘boat’ in next elections,” she told a rally in Ukhiya under Cox’s Bazar district, according to BSS.
“If you give vote to Awami League again, Inshallah, we will finish the remaining works and take more development programmes to build a hunger- and poverty-free Sonar Bangla by 2021,” she said.
The premier, who flew to the coastal district to inaugurate a number of development projects and reconstructed Buddhist temples, was addressing a huge public meeting at Ukhiya High School ground here. She also laid foundation of some projects.
Thousands of people braving rain joined the rally carrying placards, festoons and party symbol “boat.”
Hasina claimed that the militants were carrying out destructive activities across the country at the instigation of BNP chief Khaleda Zia.
“The Quran clearly stipulates that all people will enjoy their religious rights with full freedom. It is also the teaching of Prophet [SM]. So, why will we attack the people of other faiths?”
Criticising the Leader of the Opposition for her support to Hefazat-e-Islami, the prime minister said: “We called her to dialogue in May last to find out a way of holding the next elections. But she gave us an ultimatum to quit power, instigating the leaders of Hefazat to lay siege to Dhaka city.”
Extending her thanks to the people of Ukhiya and Teknaf for giving vote to the Awami League candidate in 2008 elections, Hasina said her government would do everything possible for development of the area.
She announced that a government college and a high school would be constructed in every upazila of the country. Ukhiya Bangamata Mohila College would be nationalised, she assured.
Chaired by upazila unit President Adil Uddin Chowdhury, the rally was also addressed by local MP Abdur Rahman Badi and Ethin Rakhain, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Industries Minister Dilip Barua and Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud.
