‘No violence to be tolerated’

The government will not tolerate any kind of violence in the name of BNP’s movement, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan has said.

The minister has made the warning while talking to the journalists at his office on Sunday afternoon.

Khan said: “The situation will be tackled politically. But the government will not tolerate any kind of violence in the name of their [BNP’s] movement.”

“The administration will take necessary steps to deal with the violence,” he said.

Asked about Taher’s son’s marriage at the jail gate, the minister said: “The marriage was conducted as per the administrative rules.”