Nationwide mayhem was a conspiracy to destroy economy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the nationwide mayhem was a part of a conspiracy to completely cripple the economy to make Bangladesh again a "country of beggars".

"It might be their conspiracy to make us again a nation of beggars by crippling the country's economy completely," she said.

The prime minister made the remarks after visiting the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) popularly known as Pongu Hospital at Sher-e-Banglanagar in Dhaka to see the injured people who came under attack during the quota reform movement.

The head of the government enquired about the treatment of the injured people, several with severe injuries, and assured them of all sorts of assistance from the government to ensure their proper treatment.

NITOR Director Prof Dr. Kazi Shamim Uzzaman apprised the prime minister of the treatment of the victims.

Sheikh Hasina asked the hospital authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure proper treatment of the injured people.

The prime minister got emotional after seeing the condition of the injured people and struggled to hold back tears.

Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen, State Minister for Health Dr Rokeya Sultana, PM’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah and Press Secretary Md Nayeemul Islam Khan, among others, were present.

The prime minister on Friday afternoon also visited the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and enquired about the condition of the injured who came under terror attacks during “total shutdown" programme enforced for quota reform in the government jobs.