Hinting that the murder of a policeman in Ashulia is linked to the
recent of killing and attacks, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today
asked lawmen to be more cautious.
“Today, police were caught off-guard. They must be more cautious
while discharging their duties,” the home minister said in a press
conference at Savar this morning.
The minister’s warning bell came at a time when intelligence agencies
have raised security warning ahead of two imminent verdicts of top war
criminals BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami
leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
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After the recent attacks on two publishers that left one dead on
October 31, an industrial policeman was killed and another injured in an
attack carried out by miscreants on a patrolling team of lawmen today.
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Also, in Brahmanbaria last night, a patrolling police team came under gunfire.
“I think that all these incidents are linked,” he told reporters
while answering a query on whether the killing of this policeman had
anything to do with the recent murder and attacks.
“They are all the same, sometimes carrying out subversive activities
under the name of Ansarullah, sometimes JMB and sometimes IS (Islamic
State),” he said. “Their patronizers are the same.”
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The minister, who repeatedly assured that the situation of the
country is “stable”, told reporters that the police force is maintaining
strong vigilance across the country.
On the note of what the police force will do now, the minister said
that relevant instructions will be given to the law enforcers by the
inspector general of police soon.
The minister was speaking at a press conference after visiting the
injured policeman of Savar attack at Enam Medical College Hospital.