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Law Minister says no politics over BNP leaders’ arrests
Law Minister Anisul Huq
Dhaka, Nov 05 - Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Advocate Anisul Huq today said that BNP leaders are being arrested for their involvement in criminal activities, not for political reasons.
The Minister made the remark while talking to reporters at the Secretariat.
"They were not arrested for political reasons. They were arrested for their involvement in criminal activities. It has nothing to do with politics," he said.
Earlier, the law minister held a meeting with Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
Several top leaders of BNP including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Mirza Abbas, and vice chairman Barrister Shahjahan Omar have been arrested since the October 28 violence that killed a police constable and a political activist.-UNB