Deaths in anti-drug drives not extrajudicial killings: Quader

The ruling Awami League general secretary has defended the deaths in the ongoing anti-drug crackdown, saying these 'encounters' cannot be called 'extrajudicial killings', reports bdnews24.com.
Obaidul Quader says the law enforcers cannot 'greet the armed drug dealers with songs of flowers'.
"The suspects are also carrying weapons. Then will the police greet them with songs of flowers? Won't they retaliate?" he asked.
He also said the law enforcers needed proof if they wanted to catch Abdur Rahman Badi, MP, the Cox's Bazar Awami League leader who allegedly controls the smuggling route of Yaba pills from Myanmar.
Quader, who is also the road transport and bridges minister, was speaking to reporters while inspecting a Bangladesh Road Transport Authority drive on Manik Miah Avenue on Thursday.