Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that BNP chief Khaleda Zia and her two sons defied the directives holy Quran through misappropriating the money of orphans.
The Prime Minister came up with the remarks while addressing a public rally at Patiya Model High School in Chittagong on Wednesday.
"In the Holy Quran it is clearly stated that never grab the wealth of orphans, never loot the assets of orphans, let the orphans to have their rights, but they (Khaleda, Tarique and Koko) defied all these directives," she said.
Talking about a case against Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina said, the money came for the orphans, not a single taka went to the orphanage, they embezzled all.
Sheikh Hasina mentioned that the case in connection with the embezzlement of the money of Zia Orphanage was not lodged by Awami League but by the caretaker government.
"The top brass of the caretaker government were all the favourite personalities of Khaleda Zia. Moin Uddin, Iazuddin and Fakhruddin they filed the case and she got punishment in that case," Hasina said.
She said the Anti-Corruption Commission lodged the case and court gave the verdict.
The Prime Minister mentioned that BNP does not obey the court, its verdict, laws and rules.
"This is their character," she alleged, according to UNB.
She also said Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko and Saifur Rahman whitened black money when they were in power.
Hasina mentioned that the siphoned off money of Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko was seized in the USA and Singapore, and the government brought those money back.
"We want peace and development of people. For the development of a country maintaining peace is a must...this country will be a peaceful one, that is our aim, and Awami League is working keeping that in mind," she said.
Briefly describing various development projects taken for thebalanced development of the country, Sheikh Hasina, also the chief of ruling Awami League, urged all to cast their votes in the next election in favour of Awami League.
"You cast your vote for Awami League, we'll be able to ensure development for you...for the continuation of the development, please cast vote for Boat and tell others to do so," she said.
According to UNB, Chittagong South Awami League president Moslem Uddin Ahmed presided over the meeting.
The rally was also addressed by AL general secretary Obaidul Kader, AL presidium member and Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, AL Publicity Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, MP, State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Nurul Alam Chowdhury, Chittagong City Awami League acting president Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, Local MP Shamshul Huq Chowdhury and Chittagong City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin.
Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 41 development projects.
