Drive against terrorists: Arrest not enough, ensure punishment: PM

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UNB, Dhaka :
Reiterating that the joint drive against those engaged in terrorist acts will continue, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the arrest of the culprits is not enough as they need to be given tough punishment through the disposal of their cases.
“The joint drive will continue against those engaged in terrorist and subversive acts. Arresting them is not enough, they (criminals) should get tough punishment through the disposal of their cases so that no one could cause harm to people in the future,” she said.
The Prime Minister came up with her hard stance during a videoconferencing with the district development coordination committee of Bogra and Satkhira from the Cabinet Division Conference room.
State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadique, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, Public Administration Senior Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, PMO Secretary Suraiya Begum were, among others, present at the videoconferencing conducted by Cabinet
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