Tarique warns of fresh conspiracies against Bangladesh’s democratic progress

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (1 May) alleged that anti-democratic forces are once again plotting against Bangladesh as the country advances on its democratic path.

"Whenever Bangladesh moves towards democracy, some quarters do not like it," he said at a May Day rally organised by the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal in front of BNP's central office in the capital's Naya Paltan.

The prime minister added, "Those quarters do not want the people of Bangladesh to work to change their fate. They do not want Bangladesh to move forward in step with the world. Those quarters have started conspiracies again, as they did in the past."

He further said such conspiracies had failed before 12 February. "Before the 12th, they saw that Bangladesh had started functioning according to the people's will and had begun moving again on the path of democracy. Then they started new conspiracies in different forms."

"They are now trying to push Bangladesh into a controversial position on the global stage and make it friendless. But the world sees that the current government has the support of the people and that it is a people-elected government," Tarique added.

He said vigilance is necessary against those who want to bring the country into controversy or create unrest, and they must be resisted in the same way "autocracy was resisted for 17 years."

Tarique further said, "We have seen that whenever the country has moved towards democracy, mills and factories have been established, the economy has gradually strengthened, and the environment for education has returned."

"Under the leadership of Khaleda Zia, the country was honoured as an 'emerging tiger' on the world stage," he added.

The prime minister shared that the international community is engaging with the government elected by the people for investment opportunities, and said Bangladesh must make use of this opportunity in the national interest, especially in the interest of workers.