Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today castigated BNP`s issuance of 48-hour ultimatum saying time has come for BNP politics to go to `graveyard`.
"BNP gave an ultimatum that it would send Awami League to graveyard within 48 hours. Time has over. BNP`s ultimatum is fake one. Now time has come for BNP`s politics to go to graveyard," he told a grand rally of Krishak League at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque south gate here.
Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, came down heavily on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for calling the government as illegal and questioned if the government is illegal, then why they appeal to it for release of their party chief court convict Begum Khaleda Zia.
The minister said if BNP tries to blockade road and carries out arson attacks and any subversive activities in the name of movement, they will be dealt accordingly.
Noting that the country, its democracy, people`s voting rights, security, spirits of independence and Liberation War are not safe to BNP, he said BNP didn`t want Bangladesh in 1971 and it wants to turn Bangladesh a safe haven of killings and terrorism.
AL Presidium Member and Deputy Leader in House Begum Matia Chowdhury said as like as other profession-based communities, the fortune of farmers are also being changed at the same pace as they are getting seeds and fertilizers and other equipments as per their demand as well as they are getting fair price of their produced agricultural products.
Today when the farmers in the entire country remain happy, BNP becomes unhappy and they are making evil efforts to misled the people and create disorder and chaos in the country, she said.
Agriculture Minister and AL Presidium Member Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s government gives highest importance to agriculture so that Bangladesh is now self-reliant in food and agricultural products.
Price of rice is now in declining tread and it is lower compared to previous two-three years, he mentioned.
Prices of some products like potato and onion are higher due to production and "I know low income group including rickshaw and van pullers are facing trouble for that. We are trying our level best to reduce prices of these products".
Once Bangladesh roamed around the world begging foods, but now Bangladesh is self-reliant in food, he said.
Pointing to BNP, AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said the party is of killers and terrorists and urged the party to see their own faces in mirror before making bigger talks.
The people don`t want to see BNP in power any more, he said.
AL Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim said Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s able leadership is now a role model of development in the world. None will be able to suppress this development spree of the country, he said.
Nasim said the next general elections will be held in due time and none will be able to thwart the polls and none will be allowed to make damage to the country.
Krishak League President Samir Chanda chaired the rally while AL Organizing Secretaries Ahmed Hossain, SM Kamal Hossain, Afzal Hossain and Mirza Azam, Agriculture and Co-operatives Secretary Faridunnahar Laily, Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, Central Working Committee Member Nirmal Chattarjee, Dhaka City North AL President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman, General Secretary SM Mannan Kachi, Dhaka City South AL acting President Nurul Amin Ruhul, General Secretary Humayun Kabir and Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash spoke.
Krishak League General Secretary Umme Kulsum Smriti conducted it.
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