Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday sought the intervention of the Army Chief over the alleged killing of Shamsuzzaman Dablu, general secretary of Jibannagar Municipal unit BNP in Chuadanga, by members of the security forces.

In a statement, Fakhrul said incidents involving killings by security personnel are not good for the country and weaken the rule of law.

"Some members of the security forces detained Shamsuzzaman Dablu last night (Monday night) in the name of recovering arms and subjected him to inhuman torture, which led to his death. I express my deep shock and sorrow over this inhuman and barbaric incident," he said.

The BNP leader said the extrajudicial killing of Shamsuzzaman Dablu t...