Dhaka, July 18 -- BNP on Friday expressed deep concern over the worsening law and order situation in Chattogram city and the filing of false cases against ordinary people, including businesspersons.

In a statement issued on the party's official letterhead, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the party said, "The BNP is extremely worried about the deteriorating law and order situation in Chattogram, where extortion and false cases are being used to harass the common people.

The party called upon the business community and people from all walks of life to unite and resist the miscreants together.

At the same time, the BNP urged the local administration to take proper action against these wrongdoings.

The pres...