Khaleda demands enquiry
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded an enquiry into Sunday's incident of reported death threat at gunpoint to a senior army official posted on deputation at the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) over a matter relating to promotion.
She further demanded exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.
According to reports, DCC Chief Engineer Brig Gen Abdul Quadir on Sunday received threat on his life at gunpoint at his office room by his subordinate superintending engineer M Farukh Aziz over filling up the vacant post of additional engineer at the DCC of which Aziz is one of the aspirants.
In a statement, Khaleda Zia, also leader of the opposition in Parliament, expressed deep concern over the incident that she said was committed by a pro-ruling party official serving as an engineer at the DCC.
She strongly condemned the act and alleged that presently panic prevails everywhere and there is no sense of security for anybody at any place, including localities, offices, business places and educational institutions following the “flexing of muscles by the ruling party men and their goons.”
The former prime minister also demanded security to all citizens of the country.
Referring to a letter sent recently to the government by the diplomats serving here expressing concern over their security, Khaleda Zia said, “We want an end to such situations.”
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