2024-07-25 01:32:05
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she could have imagined that ‘intrigue and hurt’ would come from the opposition political opponents by organizing and failing to prevent the 12th National Assembly elections.
He urged the countrymen to speak out against all forms of terrorism and violence. At the same time, the head of government also urged the media to prevent rumors by providing accurate news.
He said this during an exchange of views with editors and heads of news and senior journalists of various media outlets at the Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday (July 24) afternoon at the initiative of Editors Guilds.
The Prime Minister said, I knew that the election would not be allowed. Even then we have done the election. Election will not be accepted after election. We were able to make that acceptable too. I managed to form the government. I had a feeling this kind of injury would happen again.
Stating that there was a big conspiracy behind the violent situation centered around the quota movement, the head of government said that it was clear that it was a big conspiracy. … This is the person coming, this time we got the news in advance, people will enter. All hotels, wherever possible, have been brought under surveillance with intelligence. But they were not there, they moved to the area just outside of Dhaka.
The Prime Minister said that these Shibir Jamaats have come from all over Bangladesh. At the same time, cadres of Chhatra Dal were also active. As many incidents happened, they (BNP) were active.
Regarding the international conspiracy, Sheikh Hasina said, another thing will be noticed, but still the body has not been found. But the statement of the State Department (of the United States) came that the body had fallen. So who gave them the news of the body? So who gave the order to throw the body? It also needs to be reported. But then the bodies began to fall.
The prime minister referred to the destructive activities by attacking and setting fire to Metrorail, Elevated Expressway, Bangladesh Television, Disaster Bhawan, Setu Bhawan, BRTA, Data Center.
Sheikh Hasina said, why they (anti-discrimination student movement) created the opportunity in this way, they have to answer to the nation. We sat with them again and again. Notification, that too has been done. I did not leave any of their demands unfulfilled.
He said that they have given much more than what they asked for in the quota reform. When their demands were accepted, why did they give these militants an opportunity?
Referring to the government’s sympathetic attitude towards the agitators demanding quota reform, Sheikh Hasina said, “We have always shown sympathy with them.” Tried to keep them safe all the time.
Calling on the countrymen to raise their voice against all forms of terrorism and violence, the head of government said that the way destruction is done, clothes are made of black pants, white shirts; False (fake) ID card, what’s in the back bag? Stones and sharp weapons. A hideous face of militancy, forcing imams to hold mikes in mosques with weapons, came to the fore today; Nation, everyone should stand against it.
He said, I will request the countrymen, who have destroyed such a country, who are today for the socio-economic development of the people; All the structures we have built to increase their income, to facilitate their movement, to improve their living standards, they have damaged all of them, they have demolished them all.
Sheikh Hasina said, (in these destructive activities) whose loss? Surely the people. Here the people have to stand up, against this terrorism, against militancy, the people have to be vocal. Because, they could never do anything good in the country.
Highlighting the continuation of the democratic process and maintaining a stable environment in the past years, the Prime Minister said, we have created a peaceful environment for a long time by suppressing militancy. That place was hit hard today.
Stating that there was no other option but to impose curfew in the recent situation, Sheikh Hasina said, I did not want any such incident to happen in our democratic system, we should impose curfew. … In a democratic environment, this was not what we wanted. But today there was no way out. There is no account of how many more bodies would have fallen if not given.
He said, to be honest, we established democracy after a long struggle. The democratic trend continued, the country was also able to improve. The development that we have done in just 15 years, who else has done it before.
Urging the media to prevent rumors by providing accurate news, the head of government said that it is true that many people listen to rumours. The ear was taken to Chile, the child behind it, put his hand in the ear and did not see if there is an ear or not. Protect people by seeing the hands of lies, serve the news in such a way that people can know the correct information.
Sheikh Hasina also said, I have made digital Bangladesh, the people got the benefits, the people also got the bad results. Whatever information you have, you should spread it widely and create public opinion.
The press secretary of the Prime Minister moderated the meeting. Naeemul Islam Khan. Mozammel Haque Babu, President of Editors’ Guilds gave the welcome address.
After that, senior journalist Abed Khan, Naeem Nizam, editor of Bangladesh Pratidin, Manjurul Islam, editor in chief of DBC television, Shyamal Dutt, editor of Bhorer paper and general secretary of Jatiya Press Club, Saiful Alam, editor of Jugantar, Farida Yasmin, president of Jatiya Press Club, spoke one after another. Dhaka Journal Editor-in-Chief Syed Ishtiaq Reza, Nagrik Television Head of News and Bangladesh Federal Journalist Union Secretary General Deep Azad, Our Times Editor Mainul Alam, Bangladesh Journal Editor Shajahan Sardar, DBC Television News Editor Zayedul Ahsan Pintu, Independent Television Head of News Ashish Saikat, Bangla Tribune Editor Zulfikar Russell, Ekatar TV Head of News Shakeel Ahmed, Energy and Power Editor Mollah Amjad, Kings News Head of News Nazmul Haque Saikat and RTV Head of News Mamunur Rahman Khan.