JP lawmaker's PS harassed by cops

A Jatiya Party lawmaker yesterday in parliament stoutly protested harassment of his personal secretary by policemen while he (PS) was entering Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital.

Speaking on a point of order, Nurul Islam Omar, elected from Bogra-6, asked the government whether it was true that "Police is the king of the country"- a highly lambasted remark a policeman made recently while pestering another man employed at Dhaka South City Corporation.

Describing the police harassment, the lawmaker said he along with his PS went to the secretariat yesterday morning.

"Later, I sent my PS outside the secretariat to bring a document from my house, which I forgot to bring with me, but the on-duty police denied my PS access to the secretariat when he returned",  Omar added.

"Even police didn't let him go from the entrance of the secretariat. After a long time, a sub-inspector showed kindness and agreed to talk to me over my PS' phone," he added.

The lawmaker also lambasted security of this sort, questioning, "Is the country at war? Is martial law in effect in the country now?"

"It's not security. It's totally harassment by police. I demand exemplary punishment of the policemen involved," Omar added.