Abrar Hussain: After a week of protests from students demanding safer roads, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan hinted firm action from the government.
“Law enforcers and security forces have shown patience,” he said, “This does not mean that they will tolerate anarchy. We also have a limit. We will take action if that limit is exceeded.”
The minister called on the students to return home.
“Their demands are not going unfulfilled. Two of the nine demands, such as the law, will take time. It was presented to cabinet tomorrow. The honorable prime minister has told the army to arrange the underpass and work is proceeding.”
“There is nothing more to be done. So I say to them, go home.”
The home minister made the statement while launching a nationwide ‘Traffic Week’ in Gulistan yesterday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said on the event, “Police will remain firm on enforcing the law,” adding, “But our behavior can be flexible.”
“Here we have to enforce the traffic laws,” said Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary. “The law is meant to be followed, not enforced.”
The ‘Traffic Week’ was announced after students calling for safer roads took to the streets and began to check the licenses of cars and drivers.
BDNews reports that although the government has accepted nine demands made by the student protesters, the protestors have not called off their demonstrations until the implementation of the demands. Recently, the student protests have also been attacked.