Criminals, encroachers plundering under govt protection, alleges Inu

Illegal occupiers and criminals are plundering freely across Bangladesh under government protection, alleges Hasanul Haq Inu.

“The fight against militancy and terrorism is on under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership. Cliquism and illegal occupancy have increased in the midst of this battle when we are nearing victory,” the information minister said.
 
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal chief Inu’s allegation came at a rally in front of the party office in Dhaka on Tuesday, two days after Awami League Presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim raised question over JaSaD’s role after the Liberation War.
 
JaSaD on Monday also released a statement saying such remarks from a ruling party leader would threaten the unity of the 14-Party alliance.
 
Inu said, “We won’t let happen anything which may taint the government’s image. We won’t tolerate the cliques and encroachers.”
 
The JaSaD chief, however, did not say anything about political affiliation of these criminals.
 
On Sunday, Sheikh Selim alleged that JaSaD was responsible for creating the ground for the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
 
JaSaD had left Awami League’s side after Bangladesh became independent in 1971 and opposed the then government led by the independence hero.
 
But the party joined the Awami League-led coalition in the 1980s and is still a member of the alliance.