BANGLADESH NEWS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday in parliament that members of law enforcement agencies sometimes open fire in self-defence while resisting organised gangs or arresting them.
She said this while answering to a tabled question of BNP lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon during the PM’s question-answer session.
The question was will the government take any effective steps to stop forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings that have increased alarmingly in the country.
The premier said that the law enforcement agencies are always ready to curb criminal activities in the country. “To arrest or resist the organised gangs, the law enforcement agencies often have to use force and sometimes even have to open fire in self-defence,” she said.
Hasina mentioned that if any such incident happens, the authorities make enquiry into each incident and take lawful steps against any excessive use of force.
She said the government is ever ready to establish rule of law in the country and actions have been taken against the criminals as per the laws.
“If any person goes missing, a general diary or case is filed in the respective police station, and then search and enquiry are conducted,” the PM told the House.
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