Dhaka, July 9 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday warned that the party will not tolerate any extortionist or grabber within its ranks.

"This party (BNP) does not accommodate any anti-social elements, grabbers or extortionists," he said at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office in the capital, reports UNB.

Rizvi said someone can create anarchy and chaos using the name of BNP, but the party has not hesitated to take organisational action against them whenever such incidents are reported.

BNP has relentlessly struggled to establish the rule of law and justice by developing legal and institutional frameworks for democratic governance since its inception, he said.

"This party believes in an id...