Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday asked the party men not to abuse power.

“No one remains in power forever. The August 15 carnage took place in Bangladesh with the blink of an eye. Even, August 21 grenade attack happened suddenly. Now the party is in power. Do not abuse power. When you will be out of the power, the opponents will take revenge,” he said.

Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, came up with the remark while addressing a discussion meeting virtually from his official residence at parliament premises in the capital.

Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad (SWACHIP) organsied the meeting marking National Mourning Day on August 15.

The AL general secretary said opposition would strike during tough time if there is internal feud in the party and if the party does not give importance in forming unity.

“No one can say what would happen in the country. We will not remain in power forever, even Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not think so,” he said.

The minister said: “Bullets made Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana orphans. The same bullet made Khaleda Zia widow.”

“I believe that another clique could not have killed Ziaur Rahman if he had not involved in the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and if he would have brought killers of Bangabandhu to book,” he said.

Referring to killing by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami during their regime, Quader said they rewarded the killers of Bangabandhu.

Convener of BSMMU unit of SWACHIP Dr Abu Naser Rizvi presided over the meeting while BMA president Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, vice-chancellor of BSMMU Dr Kanak Kanti Barua, president of SWACHIP Dr Iqbal Arslan and general secretary of SWACHIP Dr MA Aziz, among others, were present