No talks with BNP-Jamaat: PM

Reiterating that there will be no dialogue with 'terrorists and militants' like BNP-Jamaat alliance, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina warned on Wednesday that they would be put on trial for their militant acts, reports UNB.
"Dialogue? With whom? With killers? What talks with the killers?" she told reporters emerging from the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where most of the petrol bomb victims of the ongoing violence receiving treatment.
The PM said all those who are committing such militant activities, giving orders, financing and implementing those will be brought to justice.
"We'll take steps to put these people on trial and punish them the way it is done at the international level," Hasina said.
Asserting that there is no place for militancy in Bangladesh, she said, "We'll contain terrorism at any cost, we'll go to any length for this."
The PM also criticised those who are describing these killings and arsons as politics. "This is not politics, those who are saying that this is politics, they're wrong, this is militancy and terrorism. We will do whatever needed to eliminate these menace," she added.
Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on those who are pushing for holding dialogue with BNP-Jamaat alliance. "I'll ask them (dialogue advocators) first to stop the killings and arson attacks. If they have that much interest to hold dialogue then fist stop the killing and arson attacks," she said.
Another report adds: The PM said on the day she has asked the Law Minister to designate a court, if necessary, for the quick disposal of arson attack-related cases to ensure the harsh punishment of the arsonists.
The PM said this while responding to a supplementary question from Abdur Rouf (Kushtia-4) in Parliament during her question-answer session.
She said the government will surely take effective steps whatever needed to ensure the trial of the culprits who are engaged in arson attacks and destructive activities during the BNP-Jamaat enforced blockade and hartal programmes.
Another report adds: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said in Parliament that the government is monitoring the talk shows in different television channels to detect who are instigating destructive activities in the country, reports UNB.
"We're monitoring the TV talk shows; the government will take appropriate action against those who are instigating the destructive activities," she said, in reply to a supplementary question from independent MP Haji Mohammad Salim during the PM's question-answer session.