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The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
, Prime Minister
...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums..
yesterday told parliament that her government would take necessary steps against miscreants who killed people in the name of agitation.
"We will take legal action against them [miscreants] as the people demand for it. We will bring them to book," she said while answering to a supplementary question of Awami League politician AFM Bahauddin Nasim.
Nasim wanted to know what kind of measures the government had taken regarding the mayhem carried out by the BNP-Jamaat alliance centring the 10th parliamentary poll they boycotted.
Hasina said the BNP-Jamaat had killed people including law enforcers in the name of hartal
... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ...
and blockade as "they have no responsibility towards the country and its people.
"Failing to engage the people in their demonstration, the BNP-Jamaat was involved in killing and damaging people's property."
The premier said the BNP-Jamaat wanted to halt the supply chain of goods and essential commodities to worsen sufferings of the people.
"But the government was able to keep prices of essential commodities under control despite some problems," she said, adding that the BNP-Jamaat alliance had failed to create the worst situation as per their evil design though they had made huge damage to the country.
Responding to a supplementary question of independent politician Rustam Ali Farazi, the premier said despite challenges, her government would go ahead like the previous tenure for the prosperity of the country.
"We assumed power when the country was battered by militancy and terrorism and people were in panic. And facing all the challenges, we have reached the current situation. We have courage and stamina to face any situation. We are going ahead to our goals and we will succeed."
She added that her government had succeeded in facing the global recession.
Referring to the achievements of her 2009-13 government, she said the government had achieved the targeted six-point growth of millennium development goal. It proved that the government had been in favour of development activities rather than corruption.
The premier also urged the countrymen to keep faith on the government.
Rustam Ali MP asked to the premier how she would ensure political stability, establish good governance and curb corruption.
Responding to a question of Rezaul Haque Chowdhury, Hasina said the government took various measures to keep the prices of essential commodities under control.
"The government will increase vigil at district- and upazila-levels and will hold regular meetings with stakeholders and review the prices of essential commodities of internal market to keep the prices under stable," she said.