PM warns against 2014-like situation [ Tritiyo Matra News ]

PM warns against 2014-like situation

Local December 21, 2018

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the ‘evil force’, which had resorted to arson attacks on people in 2014 and 2015, was hatching conspiracies again to repeat such a situation in the country ahead of the December 30 elections.
She said that the ‘evil force guided by a London-based criminal’ was proceeding with two plans. One was to purchase a section of police officials and the other was to demoralise the police force by killing a number of senior police officers, she added.
Sheikh Hasina said these at a function held at Gana Bhaban in the capital when a group of former police officers called her on to express solidarity with the present government.
The prime minister said that she was confident the arsonists would not be successful as the police was discharging its duties with more efficiency and determination.
‘We would not be able to contain terrorism and extremism without the efficient services of the police force and intelligence agencies,’ she added.
A total of 88 former police officers from inspector general of police to additional police super on Thursday expressed their solidarity with Awami League and agreed to work together for the victory of the party in the coming elections’
The retired police officers greeted the prime minister with bouquets at the beginning of the function.
Police officer Mahbub Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, former inspectors general of police ATM Ahmedul Haque Chowdhury and AKM Sahhidul Haq, former additional inspectors general of police Abdur Rahim Khan, Bazlul Karim, Abdul Hannan and Md Matiur Raman spoke, among others, on the occasion.
Sheikh Hasina said that people now had immense confidence in police and about their ability to tackle any adverse situation.
The prime minister thanked the former police officials for extending their support to her government and the party saying it would encourage the serving officers to discharge their duties with patriotism.
Out of 88 retired police officers 15 were retired inspectors general of police, 19 additional inspectors general of police, 24 deputy inspectors general, 3 additional deputy inspectors general, 11 assistant inspectors general and superintendent of police and 15 additional superintendent of police.
The former IGPs were AT Ahammedul Haque Chowdhury, Kutubur Rahman, Shamsher Alam, AKM Enayet Ullah Dewan, Abdur Rouf, Awlad Hossain Mia, Kazi Bazlur Rahman, Abul Kashem Hawlader, Abdul Hannan, Ruhul Amin, M Sanaul Haque, Nurul Anwar and AKM Shahidul Haq.
The former Additional IGPs were Sarwar Hossain, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Abdur Rahim Khan, Nurul Alam, Ali Imam Chowdhury, Fazlul Haque, Abdur Rahim, Khandakar Mozammel Haq, Golam Mostafa, Lutfor Rahman Mia, Matiur Rahman, Abdul Mannan, Abdul Mabud, Amulya Bhushan Barua, Nazmul Haque, Fatema Begum, Binoy Krinshna Bala, Nowsher Ali and Abu Hanif.
The former DIGs were Dewan Habibullah, Shafiq Ullah, Khandakar Saheb Ali, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Shah Alam Sikder, PR Barua, Tofazzal Hossain, Waliur Rahman, Nibaran Kumar Chanda, Mostafa Zamal Uddin Al Azad, Kazi Anwar Hossain, Altaf Hossain Mollah, Chowdhury Ahsanul Kabir, Sazzad Hossain, Mostaq Hossain Khan, Shafiqur Rahman, Moqbul Hossain Bhuiyan, Obaidullah, Muhammad Abdur Rahim, SM Mahfuzul Haq Nuruzzamn and Moniruzzaman.
The former Additional DIGs were Golam Kibria Bhuiyan, Syed Monirul Islam and Sattya Ranjan Baroi,
The former AIGs and SPs were Syed Bazlul Karim, Chowdhury AAG Kabir, Malik Khasru, Rahmat Jahan Sikder, Rafiqul Islam, Imamul Hossain Firoz, Khan Akramuzzaman, Abdul Khaleq, Mia Lutfor Rahman Chowdhury, Faruk Ahmed, Motiur Rahman.
The former Additional SPs were Borhanuddin Chowdhury, Abdul Jalil Sheikh, Niyamat Ali, Khandakar Abdur Razzak, AKM Aminul Haque, Nur Ahmed, Khorshed Ali, Giasuddin, Golam Mostafa, Mir Nowsher Ali, Sirajul Islam, Awrangazeb Khan Lenin and Nur Mohammad.
The other police officers were Mahbub Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, Mominullah Patwari (former secretary) and Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan (coordinator with status of IGP) also joined Awami League.