"Attackers on Chief Justice, police killers' are BNP activists"

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that there are no political prisoners in country’s jail and those who are imprisoned are BNP activists.

He came up with these remarks while replying to a question from reporters after a programme organized on the occasion of Police Memorial Day-2024 at the Convention Hall of Police Staff College on Saturday.

Asaduzzaman Khan said, "BNP claims that thousands of political prisoners (rajbondi) are in jail, I would say that there is no political prisoner here in the country. Those who are jailed are BNP activists."

The minister also said, "We don't have any political prisoners here. Those who vandalised the Chief Justice's residence, those who beat the police, Ansar to death, those who beat the girls, we have identified them after checking the footage and took action according to the law. That's what the police did."

He said BNP also tried to foil the election in 2014 by creating an anarchic situation and arson terrorism. But gradually they have become isolated from people. The party got 30 seats in 2008 and six seats in 2018 elections.

"In the last election, many ministers and big leaders have failed to be elected. So we can say for sure that there was no rigging in this election or we don't think that anyone got any kind of support," he added.