The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, has asked her party to work for victory in the national elections. 'People know well who are responsible for the country's current situation. All have to work together to ensure the victory of the party so that the country don't face such situation in future,' Sheikh Hasina told Awami League leaders and activists based in Canada Saturday (5 July) before leaving for London.

'The country has plunged into a crisis because of nepotism, corruption and plundering of a group of people,' Sheikh Hasina said. She said: 'When we were in power, we were concerned about nothing else but the interest of the country. I don't fear anybody except Allah. I'm willing to accept any challenge for the countrymen.'

The Awami League President asked people to be tough on corruption: 'It will not be right to indulge in corruption as it is the enemy of the country and its people.'

Daughter Saima Wazed Putul, her husband and their children and local Awami League leaders and activists saw Hasina off at Toronto airport. Sheikh Hasina is going to London to meet her sister Sheikh Rehana.