Country's law and order situation is improving gradually: Home Adviser
The country's law and order situation has been improving gradually, Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said today (25 August).
"Country's law and order situation is gradually improving while the situation is now facing a little bit challenging as different issue-wise agitations are being continued by different professional groups", he said while French Ambassador in Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy called on him at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat here.
During the call on, discussion was also held on different aspects including existing law and order situation, police reforms and recovering of illegal arms.
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In response to the concern over looted arms which took place at different police stations across the country in the wake of the resignation of the previous government led by Sheikh Hasina, the home adviser said, "The government will launch a special drive soon for recovering the illegal arms."
The adviser, during the meeting, mentioned illegal and use of some licensed arms which were given during the regime of the previous government and necessary action will be taken in this regard.
On the query of reformation of the police department, General M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the police forces usually have to face pressure during their duties as they have no adequate time for rest.
"We have taken the decision in principle to revamp the police forces…but it remains in the primary stage. Initiatives will be taken gradually to reform other forces under the home ministry apart from the police forces," he added.
Senior officials of the home ministry and Deputy Head of Mission Guillaume AUDREN de KERDREL of the French Embassy in Dhaka, among others, were present at the meeting.
