DHAKA, April 7, 2019 (BSS) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today
refuted the US security alert saying Bangladesh does not pose any security
risk to anyone.
“Our country is not a risky country,” he said replying to a query from
newsmen on the sidelines of a police function at the Police Staff College at
Mirpur here.
Kamal said there was no such situation in Bangladesh which required any
other country to issue security alerts for their nationals.
The US on Wednesday issued for its nationals a security alert fearing its
nationals could be exposed to terrorist assaults in different countries
including Bangladesh as the fallout of Christchurch attack in New Zealand.
Earlier, the minister addressed the inaugural function of a two-weeklong
course titled ‘Transnational Crime: SAARC Perspective” for the senior police
officials of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
countries at the Police Staff College in the city’s Mirpur area.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary and Public
Security Division Secretary of the Home Ministry Mostafa Kamal Uddin
addressed the function as special guests with Police Staff College Rector
Rowshan Ara Begum in the chair.
Responding to a question on jailed BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia’s possible
release on parole, Kamal said if any application is filed citing specific
reasons for parole, the government would look into the legal matters of it
for considering the prayer.
Speaking about the extremists, the minister said about 614 extremists will
surrender on April 9 in Pabna. “If other extremists want to surrender, they
will be provided legal assistance by the government,” he added.
IGP Javed Patwary said it is a big challenge for Bangladesh police to
control the transnational crimes, including money laundering, terrorist
activities and drug smuggling.
This course will help the police officials to acquire dynamic knowledge
and work for controlling crimes in the future, he added.
A total of 20 senior police officials with rank of superintendent of
police (SP), including 14 from Bangladesh, two from India, two from Bhutan
and two from the Maldives, are taking part in the course.