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BNP warns 'crossfire' culprits

Staff Correspondent
The BNP-led 20-party alliance last night warned members of law enforcement agencies of harsh action against them in future if more opposition men were killed in the name of "crossfire".
"We urge the law enforcers to totally stop extrajudicial killings, torturing opposition men, shooting and wholesale arrests. Arrest ruling party-blessed criminals instead of giving them shelter," a 20-party press release said.
"If members of the law enforcement agencies get involved in further extrajudicial killings in spite of our appeal, they should be prepared for facing tougher
action in future," read the statement signed by BNP Vice-Chairman Selima Rahman.
The statement also called upon 20-party men and people to remain vigil on every activity of law enforcers in their respective areas and note down names and identities of those involved in "killings and repression”.
It also said members of the law enforcement agencies would be rehabilitated properly with due honour if anyone of them became a victim because he or she did not carry out illegal orders.
The alliance called upon members of police, BGB, Rab and Ansar to be alert.
"Our movement aims at forming a people’s government through a fair election. The ongoing movement is against this illegal government, not against the law enforcement agencies,” the statement said.
It claimed that more than 17,000 opposition leaders and activists had been arrested so far.
Pointing to the barbaric firebomb
attack in Caibandha late last night that left seven people dead, BNP strongly criticised the incident and demanded that the government find out the real culprits through a fair investigation and give them exemplary punishment.
The cable, Internet and land and mobile phones connections to BNP chiefs Gulshan office remain snapped for eight consecutive day.
WORKERS PROTEST
Pro-Awami League transport workers yesterday continued with their protest near Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office for the second consecutive day. The countrywide nonstop blockade will enter into its 34th day today.
Carrying spades, brooms, baskets and placards, around 50 labourers and transport workers staged the demonstration for around 20 minutes lambasting the BNP chief.
Zahirul Haq Mintu, president of Golkhali union unit AL and Trinomul Dinmojur Samity, said they could not afford to buy bread and rice for their families as they could not find any work.