Matin says govt unaware of basis for Hasina complaints

Communications adviser MA Matin Monday said the government was unaware of what prompted Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina to complain against intelligence agencies. “The government doesn’t know the basis of her complaints,” the former director general of the DGFI (Directorate General of Forces Intelligence) told reporters, a day after Hasina accused intelligence agents of “intimidating political leaders into divulging details” in custody. The AL president said the role of an intelligence agency was not to break up political parties. “It cannot be accepted that intelligence agents in a civilised society will run the show, detain political leaders and make them say what they like to hear,” Hasina said. Matin said: “There was a difference between complaints and the reality. Anyone can complain, but the government is not aware of its grounds.”