Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said BNP and Jamaat have worked out two plans ahead of the election — killing police officers and woo them through bribes.

‘They’ve chalked out these two plans. There’s a criminal in London who sends plans,’ she said while addressing retired senior police officers at a function at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city, reports the UNB.

A total of 88 police officers from IGP (Inspector General of Police) rank to ASP (Additional Superintendent of Police) at the function extended their support to Awami League for the 11th national election slated for December 30.

Of the retired police officers, 15 are ex-IGPs, one officer of Police Services of Pakistan (PSP), 19 additional IGPs, 24 DIGs, 3 additional DIGs, 11 AIGs and SPs and 15 additional SPs.

Pointing at BNP and Jamaat, Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, said now they have a target to kill some senior police officials ahead of the election.

About the violence and arson attacks unleashed by BNP-Jamaat during the last national election, she said the killers and arson attackers burnt and beat up police members to death mercilessly. ‘It can’t be thought how much dangerous deeds they can commit.’  

At the beginning of the function PSP officer Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram and four ex-IGPs, including AKM Shahidul Haque, on behalf of retired police officers, greeted the Prime Minister presenting her a bouquet.

Former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque conducted the function while several ex-IGPs spoke on the occasion expressing their solidarity with AL in the election.

The 15 former IGPs are AT Ahammedul Haque Chowdhury, Kutubur Rahman, Md Shamsher Alam, AKM Enayet Ullah Dewan, Md Abdur Rouf, Md Awlad Hossain Mia, Kazi Bazlur Rahman, Abul Kashem Hawlader, Md Abdul Hannan, Md Ruhul Amin, M Sanaul Haque, Md Nurul Anwar and AKM Shahidul Haq, Md Mominullah Patwari (ex-police officer and former secretary) and Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan (coordinator with status of IGP).

The 19 former additional IGPs include Md Sarwar Hossain, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Md Abdur Rahim Khan, Md Nurul Alam, Md Ali Imam Chowdhury, Md Fazlul Haque, Md Abdur Rahim, Khandakar Mozammel Haq, Golam Mostafa, Md Lutfor Rahman Mia, Md Matiur Rahman, Md Abdul Mannan, Md Abdul Mabud, Amulya Bhushan Barua, Md Nazmul Haque, Fatema Begum, Binoy Krinshna Bala, Nowsher Ali and Md Abu Hanif.

The 24 retired Deputy Inspectors General include Dewan Habibullah, Md Shafiq Ullah, Khandakar Saheb Ali, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Shah Alam Sikder, PR Barua, Md Tofazzal Hossain, Md Waliur Rahman, Nibaran Kumar Chanda, Mostafa Zamal Uddin al Azad, Kazi Anwar Hossain, Md. Altaf Hossain Mollah, Chowdhury Ahsanul Kabir, Md Sazzad Hossain, Mostaq Hossain Khan, Shafiqur Rahman, Moqbul Hossain Bhuiyan, Md Obaidullah, Dr Muhammad Abdur Rahim, SM Mahfuzul Haq Nuruzzamn and Moniruzzaman.