Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told Parliament that the Awami League will never return to politics in Bangladesh. He compared the party with the Nazi Party in Germany, saying the Nazis could not regain political ground after World War II.
The minister spoke under Rule 300 on the third day of the fourth session. He was responding to the opposition leader and the opposition chief whip, who had raised the law and order situation in the House.
He alleged that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has repeatedly directed Awami League leaders by video call from across the border to prepare lists of people who took part in the July Uprising. He said threats were being made to demolish their homes and teach them a severe lesson if she returned. He added that perhaps Almighty Allah would not give her that opportunity. He agreed with the opposition leader that instigation from across the border was contributing to the recent unrest.
The minister said the government never wanted law enforcement to become repressive and would not let it become so, but would act strictly under the law when necessary. He said no one would face crossfire or enforced disappearance, no one would end up as an unidentified body, and no one would be tortured during remand under this government. He also said some groups were exploiting the government's respect for human rights, and that the government would foil unrest within human rights limits.
He gave figures to show an improvement in law and order. Mob violence incidents fell from 55 between February and October 2025 to 16 in the same period this year. Murder cases dropped from 2,938 to 2,651, a decrease of 287. He said any lawmaker could check the figures on the Bangladesh Police website. He promised steps to prevent the 16 mob incidents from recurring.
The minister said lists of drug dealers had been prepared across the country and arrest operations were continuing at various levels.
He said programs announced from across the border under various banners, including religious and hartal-related ones, aimed to create instability. He asked all political parties, inside and outside Parliament, and the public to cooperate against destabilization. He also urged the ruling and opposition parties to preserve the unity built during the democratic movement against fascism, saying it is needed to stop the ousted group from returning.
