Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Thursday warned that police would counter any attack they came under.
“Police have tolerated a lot in recent times while working as people’s friends, but if any quarter launches further attacks on them, they will counter it,” he told reporters in Chittagong.
He was visiting the Enayet Bazar area in the port city around 3:30pm. Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir had torched three vehicles, including a police truck, and vandalised five others and exploded 20 crude bombs at Enayet Bazar on Tuesday. Five policemen were injured in the attack.
Chittagong Deputy Commissioner Abdul Mannan, Deputy Inspector General Nowsher Ali of Chittagong range, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqur Rahman, CMP Additional Police Commissioner Banaz Kumar Majumder, Rapid Action Battalion 7 Commander M Sahed Karim, Chittagong Superintendent of Police AKM Hafiz Akhter, and other high officials of CMP, district range and Rab accompanied the home minister on the visit.
Earlier in a programme of Bangladesh Coast Guard (East Zone), MK Alamgir termed the countrywide violent protest of Jamaat-Shibir activists following the verdict of Quader Molla seditious and contemptuous of court.
The USA handed over six metal shark boats to the coastguard at the programme.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena was present in the programme as a special guest. Bangladesh Coast Guard Director General Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain and Awami League lawmaker Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed were present, among others.
Citing Bangladesh’s progress in every sector, the US ambassador said: “The emerging tiger is roaring up. Bangladesh will be a developed country within a short time. The USA will always help Bangladesh for its development
“The USA will give a 378-feet long vessel to Bangladesh Navy next year, which will be the largest ship in the country,” he said, adding that the US provided logistic and training support to Bangladesh Coast Guard and navy.
Answering reporters’ queries about the Felani killing case after the programme, the home minister said the responsibility of the case totally was on India and its government had already given a verdict “that did not make us happy.”
On the upcoming election, MK Alamgir said the election would be held in due time as per the constitution and nothing would be done beyond the constitution.
He said no unelected force would form the government ignoring the constitution.
“If anybody wants to discuss the interim government, they can, but not beyond the constitution,” he said.