Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday urged all freedom fighters (FFs) to work in unison to ensure his party’s win against anti-liberation forces in the next general elections.
“All the freedom fighters should be united to uproot the evil forces of fundamentalism from the country…I urge all of you to work in unison under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to defeat the anti-liberation forces in the next parliament polls,” he said, speaking at the representative meeting of FFs at the Mahanagar Nattyamancha auditorium.
Muktijuddher Chetona Bastabayan Mancha organised the meeting with its President and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan in the chair, reports BSS.
Liberation War Affairs Minister Advocate AKM Mozammel Haque, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, Chairman of Standing Committee on Liberation War Affairs Ministry Chairman Captain (Retd) AB Tajul Islam and Muktijoddha Sangsad former Chairmen Major General (Retd) Helal Morshed and Kabir Ahmed Khan addressed the meeting as special guests.
Quader said, “Our enemies are not weak. They are united. If they can unite, why not we?…We should work in unison to make Prime minister Sheikh Hasina victorious in the next polls to save Bangladesh, independence and the freedom fighters.”
The AL general secretary said the country will turn into the ground of terrorism if BNP comes in power only for one day.
He said blueprint elections like in 2001 will not be held again on the soil of Bangladesh. “You (FFs) should remain alert and united to resist their evil efforts,” he added.
Referring to those talking against the Liberation War, Mozammel Haque said their mouth should be stopped forever.