PM warns against possible violence by BNP-Jamaat
UNB
Noting that BNP-Jamaat with their subversive acts before the January-5 polls and also after January-5 this year have led to the country to colossal loss alongside burning people to death, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday warned that her government is firm to prevent such violence, reports UNB.
Sheikh Hasina this replying to a tabled question from ruling party MP Shamsul Haque Chowdhury (Chittagong-12) during her scheduled question-answer session in Parliament.
Sheikh Hasina, also the Leader of the House, said since January 2015 to this April, some 128 people were killed, including 73 who were burned to death, in mindless arson attacks and petrol bombs during the hartal and blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Besides, she said, some 1,395 vehicles were also burned and damaged during the period as well as six lunches and 13 trains that fell to the rage of their destructive acts.
The Prime Minister alleged, The BNP-Jamaat with their issueless movement had not only caused damages to the countrys property, but also severely tarnished the countrys image and discouraged Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to large extent.
She informed the House that to deal with the huge number of cases filed against the perpetrators of these subversive acts and anarchy, Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions Judge of each district have been given power to hold trial of the crimes under the Anti Terrorism Act, 2009 to speedily dispose these cases of.
Sheikh Hasina said high officials are now monitoring the investigation activities to speed up the investigation process of the cases filed against such subversive acts and anarchy.
She said the police and prosecutor are now active enough to ensure the punishment of the criminals against those cases which are already in the trial court.
Replying to another question from Mahfuzur Rahman (Chittagong-3) of Awami League, the Prime Minister said the countrys people were beside the government during the hartal and blockade since January, 5 this year as they did not accept this illogical hartal and blockade and even handed over the criminals to law-enforcement agencies.
Hasina said, Due legal process is being taken against those committed various subversive acts and the order givers.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent Dhaka visit assured of signing the Teesta water sharing deal with Bangladesh as early as possible and promised to bring down border killings to a zero level, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The Indian Prime Minister has given priority to the human aspects of the issue of water sharing of the common rivers and put it above politics alongside assuring to sign the Teesta deal as soon as , Hasina told Parliament yesterday.
The Leader of the House revealed this in reply to a tabled question raised by treasury bench member Farhad Hossain (Meherpur-1) during her scheduled question-answer session in the House.
She also said Modi agreed to enhance cooperation between the two countries in power and energy sector, including the export of more electricity to Bangladesh from India.
During Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees visit, Hasina said, there had been a very fruitful bilateral discussion between the two neighbouring countries. Our talks were constructive and we understood the mutual concern and priority places.
She said open discussions on all issues of bilateral aspects were held with the main focus on security, border management, power and energy, inter-connectivity, sub-regional cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, including the Teesta, water resources management, trade, commerce and investment, development cooperation and international and regional cooperation, public communication and cultural cooperation.
She said the longstanding multiple problems and human aspects of the enclave people are going to be solved permanently through the ratification of the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and 2011 Protocol.
