BNP has no right to do politics in Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Denouncing BNP as a terrorist party, Awami league President Sheikh Hasina today said it has no right to do politics in Bangladesh.

She said that the politics of Awami League is only for the welfare of the people.

"Do people want them? No, people do not want them. ... While we develop the country for the people, BNP-Jamaat destroy it by unleashing arson attacks," she said.

In this connection she mentioned recent arson attacks on trains killing a number of people, including a woman holding her baby.

"I condemn these acts of BNP-Jamaat," she said.

Hasina said that Jamaat, which is the ally of BNP, was involved in 1971 genocide, looting, rape, torture of people. They shook hands with Pakistani occupation forces.

Some of their leaders had been convicted as the war criminals and hanged for crimes against humanity.

"One party is terrorist, killer, ten trucks arms smuggler, involved in money laundering, siphoned orphans' money, and all types of misdeeds. And the other one is [the party] of war criminals," she said.

Hasina said that BNP-Jamaat do not want election.

"They want to foil it, let me urge you that all of you will go to the polling centres early in the morning of January 7. What will be your symbol? It will be boat," she said.

She again urged people to vote for boat reminding them of how boat of Prophet Nuh saved the human race during the Great Flood.

She added that Bangladesh got independence as people voted for boat in 1970.