Bangladesh
Election Violence | Deaths Obaidul Quader mourns UP election deaths
Dhaka, November 12: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has morned the deaths during the recently concluded second phase of the Union Parishad elections.
"The second phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections was held in a spontaneous and festive atmosphere with 65 to 70 percent turnout. However, some casualties have been reported in different places and many others have been injured. This is very sad. Everyone needs to be more vigilant to maintain the festive spirit surrounding the grassroots level elections across the country," he said.
Obaidul Quader made the remarks at a briefing at his residence on Friday (November 12). Obaidul Quader called upon all to be vigilant so as not to create such an undesirable situation in the next phase of elections and urged the Election Commission and law enforcement agencies to take utmost precautionary measures to maintain a conducive environment for the elections.
The general secretary of the Awami League said that irresponsible statement of any responsible person, be it in politics or administration is not appropriate. Obaidul Quader said that some responsible political leaders and government officials have been making irresponsible and irrational statements on various issues of the country. Doing, which is not at all polite.
"Politicians and government officials all have a definite boundary, they have a code of conduct, it is very important for everyone to abide by this boundary," he said.
The General Secretary of the Awami League called upon all to consider their own circumstances and adhere to the boundaries in making statements or comments on the issue. "Some of us are over-enthusiastic and extra words or statements can send the wrong message to the people, which is not good for the country at all," he said.
Commenting that blindly criticizing the Sheikh Hasina government has become the daily political responsibility of the BNP, the General Secretary of the Awami League said that although they could not do anything for the people and the country, they were skillfully carrying out the work of lies and propaganda.
