Road Transport and Bridges Minister and general secretary of ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader yesterday said no innocent person has so far been killed in the recent incidents of gunfight, reports UNB. Attending a discussion programme as chief guest at Circuit House in Feni over traffic congestion on highways along with the representatives of 11 districts in Chattogram, Obaidul came up with the remarks.

"Until now no innocent people have been killed in gunfight and every killed person was criminals. The drives will continue until the drug dealing comes to a tolerable level and general people are happy with it," he said. Legal steps will be taken if any innocent person falls victim of the anti-drug operation, he said.

"Drug dealers are enemies of the state, its ruining our young generation, spreading in localities, we have restricted its spread," the minister said.

He also visited the construction work of overpass in Fatehpur in Feni on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway. The minister said the construction work on highways will be stopped for ten days before and after Eid-ul-Fitr to avoid gridlocks. Besides operation of all goods laden trucks will be shut at least three days before and after the Eid.