DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticized BNP and its alliance partners for allocating seats to the persons convicted for corruption, militancy and war crimes.

Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Bangladesh Awami League, came down heavily on Jatiya Oikyafront leader and Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain, saying that uttering the word ‘shut up’ would not shut up people.

Earlier in the day, Dr Kamal Hossain told reporters to shut up in city’s Mirpur on Friday.

Bangladesh Awami League organized a discussion, marking the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, with prime minister in the chair at Krishibid Institution auditorium in city on Friday (December 14).

Sheikh Hasina, “BNP distributed nominations under sheaf of paddy symbol to war criminals, their relatives and relatives of the corrupted people. I urge countrymen to be aware of this, so that they don’t get votes.”

BNP allocated 17 seats to Jatiya Oikyafront alliance partners, which are Gonoforum, Nagorik Oikya and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab), to contest in the upcoming 11th national election.

Gonoforum got 7 seats while Nagorik Oikya and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) got 5 seats each.

BNP also allocated 5 seats among its 20-party alliance component Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The 11th national election is slated for December 30.

BDST: 2056 DEC 14, 2018

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