‘No one acting against Bangladesh’s sovereignty at foreign instigation will be spared’: PM’s assist. press secretary

Prime Minister’s Assistant Press Secretary K M Nazmul Haque has said the government will not spare anyone who acts against Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty and stability at the instigation of foreign forces or attempts to harm the lives and property of its people.

In a Facebook status on Saturday, Nazmul said Advocate Kamal Hossain, president of the self-proclaimed ‘Non-Fugitive Awami League’, had been released following due legal procedures.

He said some very enthusiastic locals gathered in front of Kamal Hossain’s residence at around 2am last night, prompting police to rush to the scene and bring the situation under control.

Police subsequently took Kamal Hossain into custody, while authorities examined whether he had any links to the activities of the banned Awami League, Nazmul added.

He said the government believes in democracy and is committed to establishing justice, ensuring the rule of law and protecting people's lives and property.

Referring to the political history of Bangladesh, Nazmul said Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had abolished multiparty democracy and introduced the one-party BAKSAL system, while BNP founder Ziaur Rahman later restored multiparty democracy.

He also noted that Sheikh Hasina had been given the opportunity to return to Bangladesh and participate in politics despite taking refuge in India.

Citing an interview with BBC Bangla given by Tarique Rahman when he was the BNP acting chairman, Nazmul said the prime minister had made it clear that accountability was about justice and the rule of law, not political revenge.

“This is not about revenge. It is about justice. It is about the rule of law. If someone commits a wrongdoing, they must face justice. What one thinks about a particular person is not important,” he quoted Tarique as saying.

Nazmul warned that the government would take firm action against anyone attempting to destabilise the law and order situation, engage in acts of destruction or create public panic.

He further said no one involved in genocide, crimes against humanity, terrorism or violence would be allowed to evade accountability under the cover of political identity.

“Justice will be ensured for 17 years of misrule, corruption, enforced disappearances and killings, as well as the atrocities from the Pilkhana massacre to the July-August genocide, Insha Allah,” he added.