POBNEWS24, Dhaka 21 Aug 2022 : Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that they had planned to kill me in 2004. Major Dalim and Rashid were in Bangladesh at the time of the August 21 attack. When they saw that I was not dead they left the country.
He said these things after paying respect to the victims of August 21 at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Sunday (August 21) at 10:30 am.
The Prime Minister said that on August 15, 1975, not only the President was killed, but the entire family was killed. He worked for the reconstruction of war-torn Bangladesh. He was slandered and killed.
The president of Awami League said that after coming to power in 2001, torture started on activists across the country. The torture and torture started on our leaders and activists just like the way the Pakistani army tortured them. A foreign ambassador was attacked in a train. How grateful it is for a state. We rallied with them.
Sheikh Hasina said, I talked about them in the national parliament. My mic is turned off. There said that I took it myself. The rally was attacked. The killers were dispatched that night. Attempts were made to destroy all evidence overnight. Such events cannot happen without government sponsorship. Today Ziaur Rahman talks about disappearances and murders.
The prime minister also said that during BNP’s tenure, dead bodies were dragged, injured in bombings – this was our daily work. Talking about questioning the election today, we have seen the 2001 election. I came to power in 96 because of which they planned to finish me in 2004. Major Dalim and Rashid were in Bangladesh at the time of the August 21 attack. When they saw that I was not dead, they left the country. You will notice the statements of Begum Khaleda Zia at that time.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader also addressed the meeting. Awami League presidium members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Salim, Nurul Islam Nahid, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya Bir Bikram and others were also present. Also, various levels of leaders and activists of Awami League including cabinet members, parliamentarians were also present.
