Don’t cast votes for war criminals: Hasina

Mentioning that BNP has given nominations to war criminals, their relatives and corrupt elements in different constituencies, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the people of the country not to cast their votes in favour of them in the forthcoming national election, reports UNB.

"They want to make those who committed crimes against humanity or their relatives, wives or relatives of convicts in the August-21 grenade attack and graft cases and corrupt elements as elected representatives. But the nation didn't expect it," she said.

The prime minister further said, "People can never accept it. So, I think they should be more aware in this regard so that such criminals never get vote. I would like to urge people to never cast votes in favour of them."

Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a discussion arranged by Awami League at Bangladesh Krishibid Institution in the city on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day.

She questioned whether there were no other qualified persons in BNP and whether it did not find the qualified persons other than criminals or whether the party considers crimes as 'qualifications'.

Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, chaired the discussion addressed, among others, by party general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader.