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DHAKA, Dec 21, 2021 (BSS) - Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Begum Matia 
Chowdhury today said the fundamental rights of the country's people have been 
established under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

"Since its inception, the AL has been working as a paddler of humanity . . . 
the country is moving forward and will continue to march ahead under the 
leadership of Sheikh Hasina," she said.   

The veteran AL leader made the remarks while addressing a triennial council 
of Dhaka South City Corporation's (DSCC) ward-67 unit and other units of the 
party as the chief guest at Shukurshi Eidgah field in the city's Demra area.  

Sheikh Hasina has gained recognition as a world leader through her overall 
development activities by taking Bangladesh to a respectable position in the 
globe, Matia said, adding, "She is the only alternative to herself".  

Noting that BNP's only task is to create obstacles to all the development 
activities in the country, she said, "Their (BNP leaders) expectation is to 
let the country be destroyed and fail. One day, BNP Secretary General Mirza 
Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has to stand in the custody for his lies, making 
staying at home".  

Speaking on the occasion, Dhaka South City Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 
said the BNP-Jamaat had turned the country into a militant state.  

They tried to kill Sheikh Hasina through grenade attacks on August 21, 2004, 
in the city Bangabandhu Avenue, he said, adding that Sheikh Hasina has been 
able to introduce Bangladesh as a developing country in the world by freeing 
the country from the stigma of militancy and corruption.

Dhaka City South unit President of AL Bir Muktijoddha Abu Ahmed Mannafi 
inaugurated the council while Sarulia Union unit President of AL Shahidul 
Islam presided over the function and General Secretary Mohammad Ali conducted 
it.  

Dhaka City South unit General Secretary of AL Humayun Kabir and Organizing 
Secretary Golam Sarwar Kabir, and Demra Thana AL General Secretary Mashiur 
Rahman Mollah Sajal spoke at the function.