Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, turned the country into "hell" every time it came to power, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator and Dhaka South City BNP Convener Abdus Salam said on Thursday.

He said instead of building the country in the spirit of the War of Liberation after independence, the Awami League had destroyed democracy, deprived people of their fundamental rights and failed to govern the country.

Salam made the remarks while addressing a rally at the Jatiya Press Club organised by the Jatiyatabadi Matyajibi Dal marking National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

He said people had expected the country to move forward after the War of Liberation by upholding its ideals. "Howeve...