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People don’t want Awami League's return: Adviser Asif

Greenwatch Desk Politics 2025-02-03, 11:52pm

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Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sojib Bhuiyan today said the people of Bangladesh do not want the return of Awami League in any way after conducting massive atrocities across the country.

 
"Since August 5, Awami League has been actively finding scopes to create unrest in the country. Being anxious, many people have been expressing concerns over the potential return of the Awami League after carrying out such heinous atrocities," he said.
 
The adviser told journalists after visiting the puja mandap at Dhaka University's Jagannath Hall playground this morning.
 
Asif said the common people fear that a party (Awami League) responsible for such acts of violence and atrocities could pose a serious threat to the nation's security if it regains power.
 
He said since the fall of long-standing dictatorship on August 5, Awami League has been actively seeking opportunities to create unrest in the country by instigating the people in disguise of protest.
 
Instances have been noted where individuals posing as rickshaw drivers later appeared in photographs with various Awami League's parliament members, raising concerns about orchestrated attempts to create chaos, he added.
 
Asif added, "The situation, particularly centred on February, has been marked by efforts to incite disorder, but so far, the attempts have not been successful."
 
"However, common people are highly anxious, and many people express concerns over the potential return of the Awami League after carrying out such heinous atrocities," he said.
 
The adviser also said, "Law enforcement agencies are on high alert. Authorities have acknowledged previous attempts to create turmoil but remain hopeful that such efforts will not succeed this time."
 
Despite the ongoing tensions, they continue to monitor the situation closely, with the expectation of peace, he added.
 
Earlier, the adviser greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati Puja and exchanged greetings with the puja organisers, devotees, and the students.

The advisers were accompanied by university teachers and members of puja celebration committee, reports BSS.
 
A massive number of devotees and visitors were seen to visit Jagannath Hall premises since morning, and the stream of crowds will continue till midnight.
 
Puja pandals are erected and circled on the playground of the university's largest dormitory.
 
According to hall authorities, students of as many as 72 departments are arranging 72 puja pandals this year, as Fine Arts Faculty will erect a gigantic Saraswati idol made with cork sheet, bamboo, and other materials at the center of a pond on the hall premises likewise every year which attracts most the devotees as well as the visitors.
 
On Dhaka University campus, the Puja is also organized at all female dormitories: Rokeya Hall, Samsun Nahar Hall, Bangladesh Kuwait Moitri Hall, Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, and Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall.
 
Jagannath Hall administration organized the dormitory's central puja at the dormitory's Upashanalay (place of prayers), while employees of the hall staged a pandal to worship Saraswati.