Akhter says he is not afraid of AL attacks

Akhter Hossen, member secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has said he is not afraid despite being a target of attacks by the Awami League in Bangladesh. He made the remarks on Monday (New York local time) while speaking to Bangladeshi journalists at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan. Commenting on the egg-throwing incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport, he said that such attacks by Awami League activists are not new. “Earlier advisers have also faced similar attacks. In Bangladesh, we are often targets of Awami League attacks. But we are not afraid,” he said. Akhter added, “We believe the Awami League can resort to terror against the people of Bangladesh, but the citizens have never hesitated to...