‘AL won’t be spared if engaged in misdeeds’

Staff Reporter :

Awami League men will not be spared if they try to engage in any form of wrongdoings as the party’s activities remain banned, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

He emphasized that all individuals, regardless of affiliation or position, will be brought under justice if found involved.

“The Awami League’s activities are prohibited, so if they try to commit any wrongdoing, there will be no scope for compromise,” he told reporters on Saturday after inspecting Mohammadpur Police Station in the capital.

The adviser also dismissed concerns of unrest ahead of 5 August, saying, “There is no reason for any apprehension surrounding 5 August. Law enforcement agencies are fully prepared and alert. Moreover, with the support and cooperation from journalists and all stakeholders, there is nothing to fear.”

Meanwhile, regarding the identity of the martyrs, Home Adviser said the identities of the July Uprising martyrs buried at Rayerbazar graveyard in Dhaka as unidentified will be confirmed through DNA tests.

After the identification, family members can take the bodies to their respective villages if they want, Jahangir said while visiting the mass grave at the graveyard on Saturday.

More than 100 martyrs were buried at Rayerbazar graveyard and most of them could not be identitied as many of their relatives did agree to exhume the bodies, he said.

Now, they have agreed, and arrangements will be made soon to identify the bodies, the adviser said.

“If they all give consent, we will identify the bodies through DNA tests and if anyone of them wants to take body to their village, we will allow this, too,” he added.