Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday said any attempt by “banned political or terrorist outfits” to hold protests will be met with the full force of the law.
“Don’t test the patience of the July revolutionaries. And remember: it is not October 28, 2006. It is July — forever,” he said, apparently issuing a warning to the supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League.
In a Facebook post from his verified account, Alam said the AL, its enablers and their “mass-murderer leader” seem to think this is October 28, 2006 all over again.
He said they imagine sending a mob of tens of thousands of thugs into central Dhaka to seize the streets after slaughtering a dozen people in broad daylight. “Sorry — this is a New Bangladesh,” Alam said.
The Press Secretary on Wednesday said the interim government would apply ‘full force of law’ if anyone from Bangladesh Awami League tries to engage in any activities defying the ban imposed on those after being encouraged by what former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is saying or directing from India.
“Those who will defy the ban and try to hold meetings or processions will face the law. Our full force of laws will be applied and will be applied very strongly. There will be no deviation from that position. The government will not spare an inch of space,” he said, referring to the ban imposed on the AL activities.
The Press Secretary made the remarks when a journalist drew his attention to the remarks made by Hasina staying in India and her party’s ‘Dhaka Lockdown’ programme for November 13.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will fix the date for delivering its verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Hasina and two of her top aides on November 13.
“Hasina is the butcher of Bengal. It is certainly under our monitoring what she is doing or directing staying there (India),” Press Secretary Alam said, stressing that he or she will be brought under the law if anyone tries to engage in any activities being encouraged by a ‘killer and fascist leader.’
Alam said law enforcement agencies have been directed in this regard as the activities of the AL are banned.
