"BNP is a party of terrorists": Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also the Awami League President denounced the recent terror activities carried out by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the name of an antigovernment movement Dhaka Tribune reported on TuesdayShe said the BNP has once again proved through resorting to violence on October 28 that it is a terrorist partyBNP does not want an election they want to create an unusual situation BNP is a party of terrorists PM Hasina declared during a press conference held at her official residence Ganabhaban to discuss the outcomes of her recent visit to BelgiumFurther she said to have a dialogue with the opposition if US President Joe Biden does the same with the former president and 2024 US presidential candidate Donald TrumpIs US President Biden holding dialogue with Mr Trump If Biden sits with Trump for dialogue then I will hold the dialogue with the opposition she stated referring to the US ambassadors call for dialogue with the opposition earlier that TuesdayAfter a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas expressed hope that all sides would engage in a dialogue without preconditions to deescalate tensions and find a path toward free fair and peaceful elections according to Dhaka TribuneRuling out the possibility of any dialogue with the BNP Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina affirmed that the people of Bangladesh do not want any dialogue with killersNo dialogue with the killers This is Bangladesh People of the country also do not want any dialogue with killers she emphasised during the press conferenceShe reiterated that elections would be conducted in due time accusing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP of attempting to create an abnormal situation ahead of the national election as reported by the Dhaka TribuneShe expressed confidence that the BNP would not be able to disrupt the upcoming general election through violence citing their inability to do so in 2014 and 2018They wont be able to stop the election in such a way through unleashing violence They couldnt stop the elections in 2013 and 2018 This time too they wont be able to do so Inshallah the election will be held in time she saidIn response to a journalists question she affirmed that individuals involved in bus burnings would be identified arrested and penalised I think the hands they use to set a bus on fire should be burned immediately If so they will get a lesson or else not she saidPM Hasina expressed hope that the BNP would cease their violent actions If they dont stop they will face the consequences for it she warned emphasising that such behaviour would not go unpunishedIn response to another question Sheikh Hasina contended that the BNP had once again proven themselves a terrorist party by resorting to violence on October 28BNPJamaat jote is terrorists BNP is a terrorist party which they proved again she declared noting that a Canadian court had previously labelled them as suchWhile acknowledging that the BNP had been regaining public trust through their recent political activities she condemned the October 28 incident in which BNP supporters had attacked police and journalistsSheikh Hasina expressed doubt that the BNPs behaviour would change asserting I think they dont want an election rather they want to create an abnormal situationThe Prime Minister who also serves as the Awami League president contended that the BNPs character was to inflict suffering on the peopleBNP is a terrorist organisation I think now we should give the terrorists a lesson which they deserve So well do it she declaredThese developments occur amidst escalating tensions between the ruling party and opposition parties in the leadup to the general elections scheduled for January 2024 The opposition is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina citing her lengthy tenure as a barrier to conducting free and fair electionsIn addition on Tuesday the police arrested Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas and Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal in the capitalEarlier on Monday Bangladeshs leading opposition leader was sent to jail after being detained in a case filed over an attack on the Chief Justices home allegedly carried out by activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as reported by Dhaka TribuneThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever