Fri 23 Dec 2005
Khaleda to Hasina
“Restrain your tongue” don’t make any flaring remarks, refrain from creating anarchy, else sedition charges will be brought against you,”
Everybody else is united today except for them. Pirs, ulema, and people irrespective of their religion and origins are united with the government to maintain democratic practices, development process, peace and to root out terrorism. We have already made much progress and hope to be successful,” she said.
“Everybody has taken part in the national dialogue, political parties, professionals’ bodies, business leaders, except the main opposition. They even did not receive the invitation of the government, what kind of party it is!”
“You talk of sedition charges, but you are a traitor yourself,” she told the Rajshahi divisional rally of the 14-party opposition combine led by her party Awami League (AL). “You held anti-militancy meeting (Wednesday’s Paltan meeting) but you protected militants by not speaking against them. Rather, you came down heavily on the opposition.”
“You have came to politics through murders and you have come to power over people’s blood, and the trend continues. You can kill me any moment…You killed 26,000 people including Shah AMS Kibria, Prof Mohammad Younus (of Rajshahi University) and Mamtaz Uddin (ex-MP from Bogra). You can kill anyone. People will bring you to justice”.
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In the middle of this seasonal mud exchange, story of Nolok Babu, a rags to riches story, makes us proud and happy.
