Law Minister Anisul Huq said BNP cannot accept the Padma Bridge as Sheikh Hasina has built the much-hyped bridge with the money of the people.

“Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Dr. Kamal Hossain along with their accomplices made the conspiracy to stop World Bank financing on the Padma Bridge. But Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had announced building the bridge with the government fund. Now she has done it,” Anisul said.

Anisul made the remarks while addressing the Kasba upazila Awami League council at the T Ali Degree College ground in Brahmanbaria on Saturday.

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Urging the BNP leaders not to talk too much, he said, “We have no objection about your politics. But, if you said you will make another August 15, we will respond to it by the law of the country. You will get punished as per the law. We want all political parties to operate their political activities maintaining the democratic system. You can’t do anything by hatching conspiracy.”    

Brahmanbaria district Awami League president R.A.M Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury inaugurated the council while central Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak was the chief guest.

While addressing, Jahangir Kabir Nanak said 1975 will not come back to Bangladesh.

“The poisonous teeth of conspiracy will be removed,” he said.

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Jatiya Sangsad whip and Awami League organizing secretary Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon, Brahmanbaria-1 lawmaker B M Forhad Hossain, lawmaker Umme Fatema Nazma Begum (reserved for women's seat), central Awami League relief and disaster affairs secretary Sujit Roy Nandi and district Awami League senior vice-president Md. Helal Uddin, among others, spoke at the council.

Meanwhile, Law Minister Anisul Huq and Kashba upazila chairman Rashedul Kaiser Bhuiyan have been announced as the president and secretary, respectively, of Kashba Awami League.