Remain alert against sabotage, anarchy

Sahara asks law enforcers

2 July 2010, 18:00 PM

Bss, Dhaka

Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun yesterday directed the law enforcement agencies to remain alert and arrest anyone trying to create anarchy and disorder in the country. Talking to journalists while distributing relief goods among the cyclone-affected people at Uttarkhan Union High School ground, she said the people do not want to see the arrested Jamaat leaders free. "They (Jamaat leaders) have shown disregard to law. They have been arrested for disobeying the court orders," the home minister said. Local leaders of Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League and senior police officers were present on the occasion. Sahara urged BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to return to healthy politics, shunning the politics of sabotage and anarchy. The anarchy and disorder created by BNP in the name of hartal cannot be accepted, she said and called on the opposition leader to show respect to law and work for the country and people. Hartal hampers development and those who call hartal do not want the country's development, she said. She asserted that none would be allowed to create anarchy and disorder over the arrest of three top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami. She said the law enforcers have been asked to remain alert against possible sabotage by the Jamaat-Shibir. Sahara said the people are vocal in demand for trial of the war criminals and the government is very much respectful to the popular demand. Trial of the war criminals would be held within the tenure of the present government, she added. The home minister distributed rice and cash among the cyclone victims. Each of the affected family got 20kgs of rice and Tk 2,000 in cash under the TR Project.