Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said action will be taken against relevant law-enforcement personnel if extortionists and terrorists are not quickly brought under the law. He made the remarks on Saturday while visiting a doctor injured in a terrorist attack at Dhaka Medical.

Ahmed also said legal action would be taken against any member of a law-enforcement force found involved in such activities. His comments linked accountability for criminal activity both to perpetrators and to force members who may be implicated.

The minister said instructions have been issued to bring extortionists, identified terrorists and drug dealers under the law quickly in all metropolitan areas of the country, including the Dhaka Metropolitan Police area. The report did not provide further details about the attack, the injured doctor, or a timeline for the enforcement actions.