No political prisoners in jail: Home boss

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that those who are imprisoned in country’s jail are not political prisoners. They are BNP activists.

He said this while replying to a question from reporters after a programme organised on the occasion of Police Memorial Day 2024 at the Convention Hall of Police Staff College on Saturday (March 9).

Ruling out BNP’s claim that thousands of political prisoners are in jail, Asaduzzaman said, “There is no political prisoner here in the country. Those who are imprisoned are BNP activists.”

“We don’t have any political prisoners here. Those who vandalised the Chief Justice’s residence, those who beat the police, Ansar to death, those who beat the girls, we have identified them after checking footage and took action according to the law,” said the minister.