The support of the people is enough for Awami League and it does not need foreign support, Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said.

"People are with the Awami League... it will be proved in the next election," he said at the inauguration ceremony and discussion meeting of the teachers' federation at the auditorium of the upazila parishad in Madhupur of Tangail on Saturday afternoon.

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Referring to the people's support for Awami League, the minister said that the incumbent government has made unprecedented development in all areas including construction of Padma bridge, four-lane road, schools-colleges, increase in food production and expansion of electricity coverage.

"People are with the government because of these developments. No foreign power can overthrow us if we have the support of the people," he added.

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"BNP and anti-liberation forces are trying to create an unstable situation in the country ahead of the upcoming elections," he said, adding that they (BNP) want to create anarchy in the country again like in 2014-15.

"They will not be allowed to do that. It is the sacred responsibility of the present government to protect the life and property of people. For the sake of the country and its people, we will deal with them with an iron hand," he added.

Presided over by acting Principal of Madhupur Government College Sushil Kumar Das, Bangladesh Agricultural University teacher Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan, Madhupur Municipality Mayor Siddique Hossain Khan, Upazila Executive Officer Shamima Yasmin, Upazila Awami League Vice President Yakub Ali, spoke on the ocassion.