I never fear death, am ready to sacrifice my life for the people: Hasina

She has faced attacks and survived attempts on her life time and again, but nothing has stopped Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The most gruesome of these assassination bids was the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Aug 21, 2004. Hasina cheated death, but 24 leaders and activists lost their lives, and hundreds were injured in the carnage. Saturday was the 17th anniversary of the grisliest of the attacks on the political parties of Bangladesh. In an interview marking the day, the Awami League chief spoke at length about the backdrop of the attack, who had carried it out, what their goal was, and who came up with the plan. “I'm ready to give up my life for the people just as my parents did. I'm never afraid of dying,” she said. Taken by her speech writer Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh’s national broadcaster BTV aired the interview - “Pheere Dekha: Bhayala Ekushey August” (A Look Back at Dreadful Aug 21). The daughter of Bangabandhu said the grenade attack was carried out in continuation of the Aug 15, 1975 massacre of her family, and the BNP’s acting chief Tarique Rahman played the central role in the Aug 21, 2004 attack with the backing of his mother, the then prime minister Khaleda Zia.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 August 2021, 07:19 PM
Updated : 21 August 2021, 08:11 PM