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Sheikh Hasina said, “Expatriate Bangladeshis were always with us in all
movements and helped us in the struggle to establish political rights and
country’s economic progress.”
She also recalled the role of expatriates in the protest against the
brutal killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
A large number of Awami League leaders and workers from Australia, Belgium,
Denmark, UK, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Scotland, Romania, Bulgaria,
America, Switzerland as well as Germany arrived in Munich to greet the prime
minister.
The prime minister extended her gratitude to the expatriates for their
dedicated service to brighten the positive image of Bangladesh abroad and
build up positive opinion in country’s interests.
Sheikh Hasina said people of every class and section cast their vote
spontaneously for Awami League in the last general election that led the
party to its landslide victory.
Rural and urban people, business community, youths and women cast their
vote for Awami League with a hope to take the country forward to prosperity
as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
People have much expectation that the country would gain development if
Awami League remains in power and everybody would enjoy the benefit of the
development, she said.
About the participation of BNP in the last polls under the banner of Oikyo
Front, the prime minister said as the head of the government she sat with as
many as 70 political parties for dialogue.
The prime minister said the highest number of political parties of the
country took part in the election and over 80 percent voters have exercised
their franchise which was never seen before.
Sheikh Hasina said people didn’t cast their vote for BNP as their role in
unbridled corruption has been exposed. They ruled the country for many years
after the brutal killing of Bangabandhu, but could give nothing to the people
except killing, military coups, misrule, corruption, money laundering and
nepotism.
Sheikh Hasina said the military rulers after 1975 could give nothing to the
people except murder of Awami League leaders and workers, coups in the armed
forces, misrule, corruption, money laundering and nepotism.
Pointing out the unbridled corruption of BNP leaders during their rule,
the prime minister said it was not Awami League government, but US
intelligence unearthed their corruption.
And, it was not also Awami League, but caretaker government who lodged
lawsuits against Khaleda Zia on charge of corruption. Most of the main actors
of the past caretaker government were loyal to BNP, she said.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh would prosper as Bangabandhu had nourished
his dream with this country.
“As the daughter of Bangabandhu I know his vision and plan to build
Bangladesh as a prosperous nation,” she said.
The prime minister thanked the expatriates who were in the country during
election time to take part in the campaign in favor of Awami League
candidates, she said.
Sheikh Hasina urged the expatriate nationals to come forward with
investment in the Special Economic Zones saying there would have special
offer for the expatriates.
BSS/AKH/RY/09:55 hrs