Terming Bangladesh Awami League a "fascist" party, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said the interim government will not tolerate any violence or any attempt to break the public order in the country. "The Awami League in its current form is a fascist party. There is no way this fascist party will be allowed to hold protests in Bangladesh," he said. The Press Secretary said the party has no chance to protest in Bangladesh. If anyone tries to hold meetings, gatherings and processions on the orders of mass murderer and dictator Sheikh Hasina, the law and order forces will deal with it strictly, Alam said in a post from his verified Facebook account. Only 4 advisers in interim govt have NGO background, says CA's press secretary From its verified Facebook post, Bangladesh Awami League urged its activists to come to Shaheed Noor Hossain Chatter -  Zero Point, Gulistan, on November 10, and protest against what they call "misrule”. "Our protest is against the deprivation of the rights of the people of the country; Our protest is against the rise of fundamentalist forces; our protest is against the conspiracy to disrupt the lives of the common people," reads the Facebook post. On November 10, 1987, Noor Hossain, a leader of Awami Jubo League, was killed in police firing while protesting against the then autocratic rule of Gen HM Ershad at the capital's zero point near Gulistan.  

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said the government is investigating how people fled the country after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government but acknowledged the gap without any government in place from August 5-8. “The government position is quite clear. We are investigating and looking into why and how they could flee,” he told reporters while responding to a question during a media briefing at Foreign Service Academy. Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam and CA's Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were present. After 15 years of leading Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 as student-led protesters stormed her place of residence. July Shaheed Smriti Foundation to support families of martyrs, aid hundreds weekly: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Alam said one thing is clear that there was no government on August 5-8 and police were on strike for a week and there was a gap at that time. “Our best efforts were there to arrest them. We are still trying to arrest those who were involved in ‘mass killings’,” he said. A journalist wanted to know how deposed Hasina was to flee in protocol when she stepped down. In reply, Alam said, “Again, at that time our government was not there. The overall matter is being investigated.” Responding to a question on expansion of the Council of Advisers, Deputy Press Secretary Azad said some political parties proposed to see whether it can further be expanded with more Advisers and also suggested evaluating the current advisers’ work. He said the Chief Adviser listened to their proposals attentively and will convey his decision following due process.