A nexus of outlaws and some mainstream political leaders kept alive the decades-old left-leaning extremism, which later turned into absolute terrorism in the southwestern district of Kushtia. People in the region have so suffered at the hands of the outlaws that they now want a total elimination of these elements.
The government may consider an amnesty for the extremists as State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku today called upon the underground party operatives to surrender for their return to normal life. "If they sincerely want to come back to normal life and give specific proposal for surrender, then the government certainly can consider their matter," he said in his call for the outlaws to lay down their arms.
Criminals made a gun attack at a local club in Sadar upazila of Rajbari district last night that killed three people, including two Awami League (AL) leaders, and critically wounded two others.
