Dhaka, June 28 -- Ganosamhati Andolon Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki has warned that mob-driven public humiliation -- such as forcing someone to wear a garland of shoes -- sets a "dangerous precedent" that could eventually be turned on its instigators.

He also opposed the interim government's reported plan to hand over management of Chattogram Port's New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign operator, accusing it of proceeding without public consent.

Referring to the recent harassment of former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda before his arrest, Saki said on Friday that "these examples will come back," suggesting the interim government may be inciting such actions "deliberately".

Speaking at a media event at the Chatto...