He said that it is true that all the newspapers were shut down except four. But, no journalist remained unemployed, he said.
The minister said Bangabandhu had constituted a five-member committee and journalists were appointed to various departments including PID, DFP, Customs and Jute Mills.
In response to a question, Hasan said that everyone knows who visits foreigners at night and invited the envoys for dinner. “We believe in the power of the people and we do not believe in anything else. The Awami League took over the power of the state with the decision and support of the people.
Everyone also knows those who went to power through the backdoor and formed the party illegally, Hasan said.
Professor Arefin said that Bangabandhu’s motto was that ‘the people are the master of the country and our duty is to serve the countrymen’. He said that if Bangabandhu and most of his family members had not been assassinated on 15 August 1975, Baksal would have become a model, especially for developing countries.
He said that in 1975 South Asia had the highest per capita income. Even it was more than China.