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PM Sheikh Hasina Cautions Against Anti-Liberation Threats in Germany Address
In a firm address to the Bangladeshi diaspora in Germany, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasized the need to remain vigilant against anti-liberation forces that could threaten Bangladesh’s progress. Speaking at a reception in Munich on Friday, she warned against allowing these forces to hinder the nation’s journey towards prosperity and urged the people to guard against any conspiracy detrimental to Bangladesh’s fate.
Prime Minister Hasina reiterated her commitment to building Bangladesh as a secular state, ensuring equal rights for people of all faiths. She expressed her determination to fulfill the dream of the country’s founding father, transforming Bangladesh into a prosperous, developed, and secular state in the spirit of the Liberation War.
Addressing the attendees, she emphasized her dedication to bringing the fruits of the Liberation War to every doorstep. Prime Minister Hasina credited the Awami League as the pro-people party, asserting that their strength and ability to tackle challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic stem from the party’s support.
She criticized the opposition, specifically the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), labeling them as a party of looters. Accusing the BNP of avoiding elections and resorting to violence, she asserted that the Awami League, through struggle, has restored voting power to the people. Sheikh Hasina highlighted the significance of the 12th parliamentary election held on January 7, considering it the most free, fair, and credible election since 1975.
During her address, Prime Minister Hasina urged expatriate Bangladeshis to send remittances through proper banking channels and encouraged investments in the economic zones being established across the country. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud and local mayor of Munich also spoke at the event, moderated by Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany, Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
