Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Tuesday claimed that the police did not lock the BNP head office in Naya Paltan in the capital.
He further said BNP themselves locked their party headquarters.
He made these remarks while talking to journalists after visiting the victims of arson attacks during the BNP-Jamaat’s blockade programms at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn Institute and Plastic Surgery in the capital Dhaka.
The DMP boss said police always provided security at the BNP headquarters all year round.
They themselves locked BNP office and didn’t go there. We have no objection if they open their offices, he continued.
We never had any intension to lock their office, he went on.
He also said, “Attempts were made to brutally burn people to death during the blockade programme.”
“A transport worker named Nayeem was burnt to death while he was sleeping. Many of the injured are battling for their lives. We thought of providing financial assistance to the transport workers who are undergoing treatment here,” he added.
The DMP commissioner said procedures are underway to take legal action against those who committed atrocities.
“We have already arrested 13 people while they were trying to commit arson. Besides, 19 people have been arrested in this connection.”
Regarding the stabbing of an assistant sub-inspector of police in Khilkhet on Monday, he said, "It is not related to the political movement. A case was lodged in this regard. An investigation is underway, he told the reporters.
