Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, has warned of a strict crackdown on any attempts by the banned Awami League to stage programmes on the streets of Dhaka.

In a post in English on his verified Facebook account on Monday, Shafiqul cautioned the party's supporters against "testing the patience" of July activists.

"The BAL, its enablers and their mass-murderer leader seem to think this is 28 Oct, 2006 all over again," he wrote.

"They imagine sending a mob of tens of thousands of thugs into central Dhaka to seize the streets after slaughtering a dozen people in broad daylight. Sorry - this is a New Bangladesh."

He added, "Any attempt by banned political or terrorist outfits to hold protes...