Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The interim government has announced a cash reward of Tk 5 million for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the gun attack on Inqilab Mancha spokesperson and Dhaka-8 independent parliamentary hopefulSharif Osman Hadi.
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury made the announcement on Saturday while briefing journalists after a Core Committee meeting on law and order at the Home Ministry in the Secretariat.
He said the attackers would be brought under the law swiftly, adding that the incident was part of an attempt to obstruct and derail the upcoming 13th parliamentary election.
"We are offering a cash reward of Tk 50 lakh for information that helps bring the attacker...