<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged voters to come to polling stations and respond to anti-election conspiracies with their votes on the election day on January 7.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>He made the remarks while addressing a street rally marking the election campaign in Chaprashirhat under Companiganj upazila of Noakhali on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>The Awami League leader is contesting from Noakhali-5 constituency (Companiganj and Kabirhat upazilas) with the ‘boat’ symbol.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Quader, also road, transport and bridge minister, alleged that BNP has set “an agent to murder a renowned leader. The directive came from London. Tarique Rahman doesn’t have courage, if he did he would come to the country.”</div><div><br></div><div>Recalling the August 15 assassinations and November 3 jail killings, Quader urged party leaders and activists to remain vigilant and resist all conspiracies.</div><div><br></div><div>Addressing the ideology of the Awami League, the leader said that his party doesn’t believe in arms and ammunition, rather it believes in the strength of people.</div><div><br></div><div>He hoped that Sheikh Hasina would clinch victory for the fourth consecutive time in the January 7 election, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Obaidul Quader said, ”We will listen if foreigners give suggestions on the election, but we will not accept if they speak in BNP’s tune.”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Sheikh Hasina’s Barishal rally proved that the people of the county have been waiting for the election and nobody has power to foil the election by hindrance, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>