Dhaka, Oct 20: An outlawed organisation has threatened Bangladesh Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhary and his family, even as security agencies began a special anti-crime drive to flush out extremists. The Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) in a handwritten press release faxed to several newspapers yesterday also threatened not to spare any minister, police officer or any bureaucrat and their families for torturing the kith and kin of well-wishers of the party, the daily star reported today.
The threat came as law enforcing agencies began a special anti-crime drive the south-west of the country with a "special modus operandi", four days ago to nab "extremists and hardened criminals" and recover illegal arms after a direction to the effect from the home ministry.
The Khaleda Zia government has faced a great deal of flak from opposition parties for the law and order situation in the country.
Main opposition Awami League recently released a list of 101 names who it called 'godfathers' of the ruling BNP-Jamaat alliance including Chowdhury, and his deputy Lutfor Rehman Babar. Bureau Report