Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her party has tried its best to bring the main opposition BNP in the January 5 polls.
She made the statement while addressing the nation as the president of the ruling party on Thursday evening.
The state-owned Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar have broadcast her speech.
“I had invited the BNP chairperson for holding talks for a peaceful consensus. I was also ready to give the main opposition any ministry including the home in the polls-time cabinet,” said Hasina.
She added: “I had phoned the opposition leader and invited her for a dialogue. But, she had rejected the invitation and chosen the path of violence.”
The premier said: "The main opposition created terrorism and anarchy in the name of hartals and blockades. It also burnt general people to death through petrol bombs.
We had taken oath as an elected government to uphold democracy. So, the January 5 elections would be held according to the constitution.”
She said the Awami League would move Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021 if comes to power next time.
This was supposed to be the last address of Sheikh Hasina before the polls.
