70 arrested in 88 minority oppression cases: CA's press secy

Now now not lower than 70 of us contain been arrested up to now in 88 conditions of minority oppression filed between 5 August and 22 October, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today stated, quoting police.

“It is anticipated that the option of conditions and arrests will construct higher as new incidents of violence contain now not too long ago been reported in Sunamganj, Gazipur, and assorted areas,” he stated correct via a press briefing on the International Carrier Academy within the capital.

He added that common briefings would be carried out regarding these incidents.

“Arrests contain been now not made essentially essentially based totally on political affiliations however pretty on suspected involvement. There will be conditions the put some victims contain been individuals of the aged ruling occasion, however it surely is now not truly that the assaults contain been carried out attributable to political opinions.”

Shafiqul Alam referred to a document by Netra Knowledge, which advised that practically the full conditions contain been either personal or politically motivated.

“Some assaults focused individuals who contain been aged individuals of the ruling occasion, or they contain been the effects of personal disputes. Nonetheless, since violence occurred, the police are taking applicable circulation,” he stated.

Bangladesh-Myanmar border concern, Rohingya repatriation

At the clicking conference, addressing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border concern, Shafiqul Alam renowned that Bangladesh is carefully monitoring tendencies in Rakhine Mutter.

The chief adviser’s special envoy is working intensively on the mission, he added.

Relating to the Rohingya repatriation, Shafiqul talked about plans for an global conference inspiring stakeholders, scheduled for September or October next twelve months.

“We hope all countries, including UN companies, China, India, and the European Union, will participate,” he added.