The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Barrister Shafique Ahmed today (Sunday) expressed concern over the police crackdown arresting political leaders across the country.

Talking to reporters, he said the actions of the law enforcers turned into mass arrests.

Barrister Shafique said preemptive action of arrest presuming one might break the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) is not right. Rather, he said it is contrary to the violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

The SCBA president said such arrests are obstacle to give democracy an institutional shape.