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No alternative to PM in addressing disasters: Quader
DHAKA, Aug 27, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul
Quader today said there is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina in taking right decisions to deal with any emergency or
disaster.
“There is no alternative to her (Sheikh Hasina) in taking balanced
decisions with foresight during any crisis and disaster,” he told a
discussion through videoconferencing from his official residence in
the capital.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) unit of
Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad(SWACHIP) arranged the discussion,
marking the National Mourning Day.
Issuing a warning against the party leaders and workers, Quader
said: “None can remain in power forever, so do not demonstrate your
power staying at your respective positions.”
He stressed the need for maintaining unity in the party, saying that
internal feud will help the opponents carry out strikes on the AL
during its hard time.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said had Ziaur
Rahman not involved in the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and brought the Bangabandhu killers to justice,
he (Zia) would have not been killed.
“The bullet, which had orphaned Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana,
made Khaleda Zia a widow,” he added.
Recalling various killings that took place during the BNP-Jamaat
government, the AL general secretary said Zia rewarded the Bangabandhu
killers and incorporated the Indemnity Ordinance to the Constitution
through its fifth amendment aiming to halt the trial of the
Bangabandhu killing.
About the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Quader said the virus
infection did not take place here at the rate that experts feared.
But, he said, everyone should follow the health guidelines and remain
alter about the deadly virus.
“We need more safety materials. There are questions about the
quality of education and services of some private hospitals. Everyone
has to work with the motto of service,” he added.
Chaired by BSMMU unit convener of SWACHIP Prof Abu Nasar Rizvi, the
discussion was addressed, among others, by president of Bangladesh
Medical Association (BMA) Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, BSMMU
vice-chancellor Prof Kanak Kanti Barua, and SWACHIP central committee
president Prof Dr Iqbal Arslan and general secretary Prof Dr Mohammad
Abdul Aziz.
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