Sangsad Bhaban, April 20 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Monday told Parliament that incidents of mob violence continue to occur despite repeated assurances from the home minister to curb such practices in the country.

"Our Home Minister is present here. Not once, not twice, but several times he has assured us that mob culture will no longer exist in Bangladesh. He assured us there would be no culture of impunity and that people would get justice. But we are seeing one mob incident after another," she said.

Rumeen Farhana, elected from Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, made this remark, while taking part in the discussion on a notice placed on a matter of public importance under the rule 71 of the rules of procedure in the House. ...