Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the ruling party, led by its President Sheikh Hasina, continues its struggle to give the country's democracy an institutional shape, reports BSS.
“We continue struggling to institutionalise democracy under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. Our struggle will continue,” he said at a meeting in the capital after paying homage to Shaheed Noor Hossain.
Marking the Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, the leaders and activists of the AL and its affiliated organisations paid tribute by placing wreaths at Noor Hossain Square at Zero Point in the capital.
Speaking on the occasion, Quader said BNP caused damage to the country's democracy when it was in power, and it is damaging democracy too when the party is in the opposition.
“Now we continue our struggle to institutionalise democracy,” he added.
The AL general secretary said democracy is a continuous process, while it is not a magical transformation that will change overnight.
“Our leader, Bangabandhu's daughter (Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina, had waged a movement to unchain the democracy from autocracy,” he said.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said the BNP should promise that its people will not commit arson terrorism and must keep its pledge at the field level.
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