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DHAKA, April 23, 2024 (BSS) - Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road 
Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the country has 
witnessed unprecedented development in the last 15 years because of the 
stability of the government.

"As the country's democracy remains stable, it has made such development," he 
told a leaflet distribution ceremony at AL's Bangabandhu Avenue central 
office in the capital under the arrangement of the party's publicity and 
publications affairs sub-committee.

Noting that AL never believes in politics of killing, Quader said when BNP 
was in power, it had carried out militant activities in broad daylight.

On the other hand, after coming to power, AL stopped the politics of killing 
in the country and established a constitutional government, he said, adding: 
"The party stopped the way of seizing state power through killing."

The AL general secretary said anti-state evil forces are hatching conspiracy 
constantly and the conspirators are making anti-polls activities to make the 
people deprived of their voting rights.

He urged all to build united resistance against the evil forces who are 
hatching conspiracy against democracy, peace, development and election.

"Our leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the pro-liberation and 
progressive forces to unitedly resist the evil forces which are against the 
country's independence and sovereignty," he said.

The killing of democracy had started in the country through the assassination 
of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Mostaq-Zia led 
the conspiracy, he said.

Quader said anti-Bangladesh conspiracy is being hatched and propaganda is 
being spread both at home and abroad with a view to ousting the government.

Local and foreign conspirators are hatching plots against election and 
democracy, he said.

The Road Transport and Bridges Minister said AL is the only party which 
formed an independent and strong Election Commission (EC).

During the tenure of Begum Khaleda Zia, fake elections were held with a fake 
list of voters, he said.

"Ahead of the upazila elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all 
voters to exercise their constitutional rights through casting votes in the 
polls," Quader said, adding that AL always believes that people are the 
source of all strength.

AL Presidium Members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Kazi Zafarullah and Dr Abdur 
Razzaque, Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Organizing Secretary 
BM Mozammel Haque, Publicity and Publications Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap 
and Deputy Publicity and Publications Secretary Syed Abdul Awal Shamim were 
present, among others.