There’s no cell to punish opposition leaders: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq today dismissed BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's allegation that the government had formed a cell to punish opposition leaders.
"When I first became law minister in 2014, we formed a monitoring cell to reduce the backlog of cases. The cell is still working. If anybody misleads people by saying that the cell is being used for political purposes, I have nothing to do other than be sorry," he said.
He made the remarks while talking to reporters after attending a meeting as chief guest. It was organised to inaugurate an orientation course for joint district and session judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in the capital.
About the dialogue among the government and political parties, he said there are some practical provisions in the law for holding dialogues, and no dialogue can take place unless those conditions are met.
Regarding BNP leaders' statements that the prime minister, law minister, and attorney general will be accused if anything happens to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, he said they (BNP leaders) can say whatever they like as democracy is being exercised in independent Bangladesh.
"But it should be kept in mind that there are laws in the country. Nobody is above the law. Law will take its own course," he added.
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