None can assume power thru intrigue, killing: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday warned the BNP leaders that none can assume power through conspiracy and killing.

“You (BNP leaders) can kill someone by hatching plots but will not be able to assume power,” he said while addressing a discussion titled “Mourning of Father, Strength of Daughter: Indomitable Progress of Bangla” organised by Dhaka University (DU) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus here.

Speaking as the chief guest, Quader said over 13-year has gone but the BNP does not able to wage a movement against the government yet, BSS reports.

“Days go by, weeks go by, months go by, water flows in the Padma-Meghna rivers but the golden deer of the BNP’s desired movement is not seen. The long-cherished throne of power is still far away,” he said.

The AL general secretary said the BNP leaders frequently talk about the economic crisis of Sri Lanka but are ashamed of talking Pakistan’s economic setback.

Bangladesh has a foreign exchange reserve of about US$ 40 billion and it received a record amount of remittance in the last 6 months, he said.

Bangladesh is paying the price amid the global economic crisis too, he added.