Asaduzzaman for tough action on extortion using his name

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has instructed law enforcers to take strict action against those who extort money using his name, reports UNB.

He was talking to reporters at an event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka  on Friday.

"Whoever commits a crime should be punished. The man who went to extort money using my name has been arrested and a weapon has also been seized from him," he said.

Asaduzzaman further said that Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) took immediate action after detecting them.

The law enforcement agencies will take strict action against anyone using others‍‍` names for extortion, he added.

Rab arrested two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Sabujbagh area in Dhaka on Thursday for extorting money using the name of home minister.