The BNP guys are not the subject of any political case. They are being prosecuted for various offences. They were guilty of crimes. Thus, they are the target of legal action," she stated.
To guarantee punishment for those offences, the prime minister stated that the cases needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
She made these remarks on Friday (April-19) morning at her official Ganabhaban mansion during a viewpoint exchange with Bangladesh Krishak League central committee members in honour of the organization's 52nd founding anniversary.
She brought up the fact that they had used arson violence in 2013 and 2014 in opposition to the general election that year, stating that 3800 vehicles, buses, launches, and trains were set on fire during the chaos.
Regarding the violence that occurred prior to the 12th parliamentary election, she added that in an attempt to sabotage the vote, they set fire to trains on October 28th, killing a woman and her kid.
"Won't the people who perpetrated these crimes face legal action? Would they be worshipped by people? said she.
Rejecting the assertion that 60 lakh BNP leaders and workers are incarcerated, the prime minister stated that the nation's jails are unable to hold this number of inmates.
"They're saying that 60 lakh of their men are in jails, but our jails can't even hold that many people," the woman said.
According to the premier, the fact that so many lakhs of BNP guys are incarcerated indicates that there are no longer any other criminals and that only their men are in detention. She remarked, "It implies that every criminal there (in the jails) is a member of the BNP."
The prime minister described the horrifying acts of torture and bloodshed inflicted on Awami League leaders and activists under the BNP regimes, but asserted that her administration didn't travel there to exact retribution but instead used its strength and abilities to build the nation and serve its citizens.
It is fortunate for them that we hold the authority. Since we are not as vindictive as they are, they still have opportunities to speak (raise voice). They use the loud speaker to chat all day, and then they claim they don't have the opportunity to speak," the PM said.
Samir Chandra, the president of the Bangladesh Krishak League, presided over the event.
On April 19, 1972, the Bangladesh Krishak League was founded as an affiliate organisation of the Bangladesh Awami League.
In keeping with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's legacy of cooperative agriculture, Sheikh Hasina has emphasised the necessity of raising agricultural output.
She said that by eliminating ail, cooperative agriculture may save a significant amount of fertile land.
"Make sure that not a single inch of land remains uncultivated," she added.
Along with doing agricultural research, the prime minister also stressed the need to mechanise agriculture.
"In terms of agricultural research, Bangladesh has had the best success. We must maintain the upward trajectory of achievement," she remarked.
The prime minister gave a quick overview of the government's programmes for managing and preserving food in order to advance the agriculture industry as a whole.
"The agriculture of Bangladesh has developed as the government gave priority to research in agriculture and farmers as well," she stated.
The prime minister said that Tk 26,000 crore in agricultural subsidies had been provided by her government.
She said, "The Awami League government's various initiatives have increased the food production."
"Those who previously considered salt-rice or pulse-rice should now choose fish-meat-egg. In order to determine whether Bangladesh is developed, individuals who critique the government should take things into account, the PM stated.
Samir Chandra, the head of the Krishak League, and Bishwanath Sarker Bitu, the acting general secretary, welcomed the premier on the occasion of the organization's 52nd founding anniversary.
The prime minister gave vegetables grown in the Ganabhaban to the leaders of the Krishak League.
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