Country with threatened democracy can’t teach others: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said a country whose democracy is under threat has no right to give lessons of democracy to another country.

“In that country, parliament was attacked to sabotage the election results, some people including police officers were killed after parliament was surrounded and agitated people sat in the speaker’s chair and took pictures from there,” he added.

The minister said that a democracy conference was held in United States (US) a few days ago and many countries, including Pakistan, were invited to the conference though the US democracy is also under threat today.

“Because the US Parliament was attacked and some people were killed there. Such incident never happened in Bangladesh,” he added. Dr Hasan said these as chief guest while addressing a discussion meeting on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of Independence and Great Victory Day organized by Chattogram North District Awami League (AL) this noon at Bangabandhu hall of Chattogram Press Club.

Chatogram North district AL President MA Salam presided over the function while its Vice Presidents Muktijoddha Professor Mohammad Moinuddin, Abul Kalam Azad, Abul Kashem Chishti and ATM Piyarul Islam, among others, addressed the function as special guests.

The minister said, “The United States is our development partner. We have multi-dimensional relations with them. Our law enforcers and security forces are working with them to prevent militancy and terrorism.”