Reiterating her call to the BNP chief to stop the politics of destruction, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hoped that Khaleda would surrender to the court showing respect to the law of the land as a warrant has been issued for her arrest.
“I hope she (Khaleda) would abide by the law and the court. A warrant has been issued for her (Khaleda) arrest and she would surrender before the court as a gentleman does usually,” she said.
“If she doesn’t, then the country’s people won’t spare her,” she added.
The prime minister was speaking at a function after distributing cheques of financial assistance to burn victims and their family members as well as the owners of different vehicles burned during hartal and blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
She handed the cheques of financial assistance of Tk15,708,000 to some 199 vehicle owners of 270 damaged vehicles during the hartal and blockade programmes.
Hasina also handed over family savings certificates of Tk10 lakh each to some 33 burn victims and family members of four deceased burn victims worth Tk38,500,000.
Besides, the blind mother of a burn victim, Selina Begum, received a family savings certificate of Tk5 lakh from the prime minister.
The Prime Minister’s Office would also provide her Tk5,000 per month as long as she remains alive.
