She additionally slammed Prothom Alo for speaking in favour of an unelected authorities.

Dhaka:

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday slammed Bangla-language each day Prothom Alo and described it as “an enemy of the Awami League, democracy, and the people of Bangladesh,” reported bdnews24.com.

She criticized Prothom Alo for performing beneath the “cover of darkness” after a seven-year-old baby was inspired to inform a lie about meals scarcity.

“Those who speak out against corruption are now talking in favour of the people who are convicted in corruption cases,” PM Hasina mentioned throughout a session in Parliament, reported bdnews24.com.

The MPs banged on their tables in settlement with the prime minister, saying ‘disgrace, disgrace’. They additionally sounded their assist when Hasina described the Prothom Alo as an enemy of the Awami League, democracy and the individuals.

“A seven-year-old child was encouraged to tell a lie by paying him Tk 10. And that too for a statement like — we need the freedom to ensure meat and rice [food] for everyone. They published his words. It was all done by a popular daily. The name is Prothom Alo, but they act under cover of darkness,” mentioned PM Hasina.

She additionally slammed Prothom Alo for speaking in favour of an unelected authorities for an interim interval, asking them to suppose who had benefited from such a authorities through the 2007-2008 interval.

“With a heavy heart, I must say that they never want stability in the country. They were elated when an emergency was declared in 2007. It was then that two newspapers rolled up their sleeves [to achieve their goals],” PM Hasina mentioned.

The prime minister advised the countrymen that they’ll higher realise who’s favouring an unelected authorities, including that those that concern to face the individuals and know that they won’t be voted to energy by means of elections are out to destabilise the nation by means of totally different means, reported bdnews24.com.

Sheikh Hasina, additionally President of the Awami League, mentioned the then caretaker authorities had been pressured to provide an election (in 2008) during which Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acquired solely 30 seats out of 300 whereas her party-led grand alliance gained the remaining ones.

“They got only 30 seats (in the 2008 election) and how will they get more? We have gained support from the people through work and this is not our fault. We will continue to work for the people’s welfare,” she added.

She mentioned in continuation of the election, her authorities has been in energy since 2009 so far by means of the individuals’s mandate following the democratic course of.

“They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not act democratically. It will be an undemocratic action. Some of our intellectuals, who live on selling their intellect, keep licking the boots of those [corrupt people] for a little money,” PM Hasina mentioned.

She additionally slammed the US for not practising its democratic norms past the Atlantic, reported bdnews24.com.

“Does the definition of democracy change when it comes to the (countries on the other side of the Atlantic)?” she mentioned.

The US lectures Bangladesh on democracy to the cheers of the opposition events, she mentioned. “They are lecturing us on democracy and human rights. What’s the situation in their country?”

“It has the power to topple the government in any country and the Muslim countries, in particular, are experiencing a tough time.”

“They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence. It’ll be an undemocratic action. Some of our intellectuals, who live on selling their intellect, just keep licking the boots of those [corrupt people] only for a little money.”

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