<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party is not worried about any sanctions.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“We are moving towards a free, fair and peaceful election under the independent Election Commission as per the constitution. Why should there be a ban here, " asked Quader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said If any sanction comes, it should be on the BNP. They are the ones doing sabotage, they are attacking. These are obstacles to a fair election. If the US wants to impose sanctions, only the BNP and its allies deserve to be sanctioned."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quader was speaking at a press briefing at the political office of&nbsp; AL president at Dhanmondi in the capital on Friday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said there is an interest among some to use the garment workers for their own benefit both in the country and abroad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said, has increased the wages of the workers for the sake of the RMG sector.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The present government is sincere about the interests of the workers in this sector.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"If our party comes to power, it will take steps to enact new labour laws in parliament. There is no need to muddy the water about it,” said the AL leader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regarding seat sharing with the AL alliance, Quader said, which will happen before the 17th. Then this problem will no longer exist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awami League has no independent candidate in 32 seats, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this context he said, “There is no pressure from Awami League to cancel the nomination here. The Election Commission is taking action according to its code of conduct. The country's judicial system is also independent. Awami League will not obstruct the final decision. Voter turnout will be better this time.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“No obstruction, threat, sabotage, arson terrorism will be able to obstruct the holding of this election," he declared.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said election-oriented voters will resist those who come to obstruct the election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BNP and its allies are not taking part in the election. Still, there is no shortage of enthusiasm about the election. People are preparing to vote spontaneously, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">AL Presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Organizing Secretaries BM Mozammel Haque and Sujit Roy Nandi, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, among others, were present at the press briefing. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>