Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said as Bangladesh is a nation which gave blood to establish democracy and justice, it doesn’t seek any suggestions from outside, reports UNB.
“I would say let them (foreign critics) see their own faces in the mirror first before talking about others. We don’t want that much suggestion,” he said while talking to reporters on Saturday after laying the foundation stone for the development of Saheberbazar High School and College in Sylhet Sadar Upazila.
Momen said Bangladesh Awami League came to power again and again through “transparent and credible” elections.
Without mentioning any country’s name, he said many of them, who are giving lectures on human rights and democracy, were not beside Bangladesh when the nation fought for independence and struggled for establishing democracy, justice and human rights and when the people’s voices were denied.
Momen said the tendency of showing hegemony has increased when Bangladesh is walking towards a better position and doing better on the economic front.
He said the government never indulges in any extrajudicial killings and does not want to see anyone gets disappeared, but accidents happen in all the countries.
“We are very serious so that such accidents do not happen,” Momen said, adding that Sheikh Hasina’s government stands ready to take steps as per the law against those responsible.
Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to fulfill Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's dream of building a Golden Bangla, he said, adding that the current Awami League government is a government of development.
“To build an illiterate-free and happy and rich Sonar Bangla, we need well-educated citizens. The current government is working to create well-educated citizens,” Momen said.
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