Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Thursday evening said no extrajudicial killings will be accepted in the country, noting that the incidents of mob justice shocked them all.

“We want to say clearly, no mob justice, attempt to taking the laws in own hands, mass beating or lynching will not be accepted in Bangladesh. No extrajudicial killings will be accepted,” he said.

While responding to a question, the Law Adviser also said the government would take every possible step to stop such incidents.

Student-mob at Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University lynched two young persons that drew reactions from various quarters.

A murder case has been registered with Shahbag police station in connection with the beating of a young man suspected of being a thief in the DU. Five students have been arrested.

SHUJAN-Citizens for Good Governance Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar and Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam also spoke at the briefing.

“Our key focus is to work. It's a public service. We don't want repetition of what happened in the past,” said Badiul Alam, head of the Commission for reforming the Election Commission.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, Deputy Press Secretaries Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Apurba Jahangir were present.