Kushtia: Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday observed that Awami League is not only a political party but also a sentiment.

"That's why the party couldn't be suppressed even after unleashing torture and repression on its leaders and activists and killing Bangabandhu," he said.

Syed Ashraf, also LGRD and Cooperatives Minister, was addressing the triennial conference of the district Awami League at Kushtia Islamia College ground.

He noted that it is natural that those who do politics will be MPs and upazila chairmen. "Army generals, businessmen, contractors and retired bureaucrats should not poke their noses into politics."

Speaking on the occasion, AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said the arrest of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique proves that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not spare any evildoer.

Awami League organising secretary Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan, Mozammel Haque MP, Khaleda Mahmud Chowdhury and Begum Munnujan Sufian were, among others, present on the occasion.

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