Killings, disappearances not good for democratic system

Awami League senior leader Suranjit Sengupta said Friday the government needs to take a strong stance against the growing incidents of killings and disappearances as these are not good for a democratic system in any way.
“The government must show an uncompromising attitude when it comes to ensuring good governance as it will have to meet the expectations of people,” he told a discussion in the capital, according to a news agency.
Bangabandhu Academy, a pro-Awami League organisation, held the discussion at the Institution of Diploma Engineers.
The AL advisory council member said the administration should be uncompromising while dealing with criminals, no matter how powerful they are.
Coming down hard on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for her Thursday’s call for the ouster of the current regime to ensure the security of people, the AL leader said the BNP chief had waged an anti-government movement before the January 5 election, but could not succeed.