, Sept. 30 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of mass murder, citing overwhelming evidence, and defended the ban on Awami League activities while warning that her defenders bear blood on their hands.

"Sooner or later, this public veneration of one of the world's most ruthless autocrats will ruin your reputation, if not your entire career. And like Ezra Pound - who ended up in a mental institution for supporting fascism - you, too, may one day find yourself seeking treatment for what we can only call Apa Syndrome," he said.

In a post from his verified Facebook account, Alam said one can always debate whether the ban on the activities of Bangladesh Awami League was neces...