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Popular votes empowered us to end culture of injustice, PM says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that her government had been able to end the culture of injustice established by a military ruler in the country because of people’s mandate.
She said this while inaugurating the 12-storied building of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bijoy 71, joining it through video link. The programme was held at the Supreme Court premises.
She said military ruler Ziaur Rahman had established the culture of injustice in the country after the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
It was continued successfully by his wife Khaleda Zia, a former prime minister, she said.
The prime minister said that she could end this culture of impunity and injustice because her Awami League party got the popular mandate to run the country.
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“We had been able to do it on the strength of the popular mandate,” she said.
The PM said she and her government had faced many obstacles in restoring the culture of justice in the country.
She mentioned that after August 15 tragedy the then- government promulgated the now-repealed Indemnity Ordinance to save the killers.
“By this, the killers were rewarded with jobs in the country’s missions abroad,” she recalled.
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