Visible activity by banned party reflects national failure: Rabiul

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh
Rabiul Alam has said visible activities of a banned political party represent a
failure of the nation.
"I do not wish to comment on the banned
party. It was once a political party, but in acting against public aspirations
and positioning itself in opposition to the people, it has become abandoned,
rejected by the public and ultimately banned," he told journalists this
morning (23 June).
"A ban means a ban," Rabiul, who is
also minister of railways and shipping, said after inaugurating a tree-planting
programme of Bangladesh Railway beneath the viaduct at the Dhaka end of the
railway bridge constructed over the Dhaleshwari River in the Char Golgolia area
of Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj.
The key question is how the nation views the
banning of the political party, the minister said, referring to the Awami
League.
"The party was banned because the nation
wanted it to be banned. The mass uprising sought its prohibition. The people of
the country compelled those leaders to flee. It is the people who confer
legitimacy on a political party. Now, the people have rejected and banned it,
and the law has also prohibited it. Therefore, it is preferable not to discuss
any banned matter," he said.
On a different topic, the minister further said
the government is identifying land owned by various ministries and agencies.
"Plots exceeding one acre are being
categorised separately, while those below one acre are being classified
differently. Land parcels larger than three acres are also being identified
under a separate category," he said.
He said that one megawatt of electricity could
be generated from more than three acres of land.
"Land parcels exceeding three acres will be
identified for the installation of solar power facilities. The electricity
generated will be used locally and supplied to the national grid through solar
power generation," he said.
















