PM to political parties Give assurance, hold programmes

Photo:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government had no intention to refrain political parties from holding meeting, rally and procession.

“But political parties have to give assurance of observing their programmes peacefully,” she added.

Hasina cleared the government stance in reply to a query of AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan MP in the parliament during Wednesday’s question-answer session.

The premier alleged that in recent days BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists had violated section-37 of the constitution creating anarchic situation in the country in the name of movement.

Government imposed an unofficial ban on rally and meeting as it wanted no more damage due to violence during programmes of political parties in the future, she added.