Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun today warned that those, who will try to create anarchy and engage in arson attacks, will not be spared.
“None will be spared . . . those who are involved in violent activities as well as setting fire to the vehicles,” he told the official news agency BSS at his office at the Police Headquarters here today.
The IGP said strict measures have already been taken against those who were involved in vandalism at Chief Justice residence, judge complex and arson attacks on motor vehicles.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today said Beijing hopes that Bangladesh general elections would be held based on “constitution and laws” and stability to be prevailed in the country after the polls.
"I want to underscore that the upcoming election is an internal affair of Bangladesh -it is up to Bangladeshi people how they want to see the elections and democracy,” he said.
The ambassador was speaking at an event jointly organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DiCAB) and Chinese embassy at a city hotel here today.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today said that the schedule of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be announced soon as the polls must be held before January 29.
"We will announce polls schedule soon because it is the time for that. We have to hold the elections before January 29 at any cost," he told journalists after meeting President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban here.
Other election commissioners and the secretary of the commission were present at the meeting. The election commissioners went to Bangabhaban to apprise the President of the preparations for the election.
The prices of most vegetables have declined in the city different markets as the country is witnessing a plentiful supply of early varieties of winter vegetables over the last two weeks.
As prices of most of the vegetables, including bean, aubergine, radish, cucurbitaceous plant, yard long bean, cauliflower, cabbage, papaya, okra, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, sweet gourd and green chili, have declined by Tk 20-30 compared to the prices, found two weeks before.
"Prices of per kilogram of vegetables maximally rose to Tk 80-120 in the city markets two weeks ago while the cost is currently declining significantly," said Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, a vegetable retailer at Hazrat Shah Ali kitchen market, Mirpur-1.