Hasina urges people to join movement for reforms
Unb, Dhaka
Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina has urged people to join the current anti-government movement to realise the opposition's demand for reforming the system of caretaker government and the Election Commission (EC) to ensure free, fair and credible elections."The government is adopting all machinations to steal votes in the coming election," she said when the newly elected office-bearers of Bangabandhu Textile Engineers Association called on her at AL's Dhanmondi office yesterday. On the capture of JMB kingpins, Hasina said the government has arrested Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai in the face of international pressure but could not destroy the militant network. Calling for international investigation, as militancy is an international problem, the opposition leader said if a UN special team is allowed to investigate, involvement of the prime minister and her family will be revealed. "This government has created militancy, patronised the militants and used them in its own interest," she alleged. Terming the government repressive, Hasina said the government wants to cling on to power through repression on opposition members, women and journalists. Hasina expressed her concern over price hike of essentials. She refuted the prime minister's claim for increasing production and development. Newly elected President of Bangabandhu Textile Engineers Association Alhaj Mozaffar Hossain, and Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman also spoke.
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