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Mymensingh: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yaser Khan Chowdhury has urged former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country following the student-led mass uprising, to return to Bangladesh and face trial, offering to provide her with an air ticket if necessary.
He made the call while addressing a rally as the chief guest organised by the Nandail upazila unit of the BNP in Mymensingh on Saturday (November 7), marking the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
Addressing Sheikh Hasina, the state minister said, “You fled after killing people, and now you are only issuing threats on social media. But the people of Bangladesh have understood your threats. So, you must return to the country now. Do not come secretly. Come back right now. We will even provide you with a ticket if necessary.”
He said those involved in depriving people of their voting rights, corruption, looting, enforced disappearances and killings over the past years, as well as those responsible for shedding the blood of people, including women and children, during the July mass uprising, would be brought to justice on Bangladeshi soil.
He warned that those who had fled the country would be brought back in handcuffs and made to stand trial.
Addressing local party leaders, activists and residents, Yaser Khan Chowdhury said the country was moving forward on the path of development under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
He urged people to remain united and resist any conspiracy or disorder by those seeking to undermine the country’s progress. He also called on them to hand over any suspicious individuals to law enforcement agencies.
Highlighting development activities in Nandail, the state minister said brick soling had already been completed on 186 roads to improve local connectivity, while allocations had been made for another 104 roads.
He said he had also secured Tk 11.5 crore in grants for repairing various roads, claiming that no other upazila in Mymensingh had received such an allocation.
He added that 36 houses had been provided for homeless people, while another 104 houses were planned for construction this year.
The approval process was also underway for constructing the Jahangirpur and Char Betagair bridges and buildings for 23 educational institutions, he said.
Regarding the upcoming union parishad elections, Yaser Khan Chowdhury said BNP-backed candidates would be nominated based on public opinion and surveys.
He urged local residents to support qualified candidates committed to development and democracy.
Expressing gratitude to party activists and people from different unions and wards who attended the rally, he said, “I have been working as your representative and will continue to serve you. We will remain united on the development front, in the streets and against all conspiracies.”
Held at the Chandipasha School ground in Nandail, the rally was attended by local BNP leaders, activists and a large number of residents, turning the venue into a huge gathering.
