1,744 more netted in ongoing countrywide operation in Bangladesh
In the nationwide ongoing operation to uphold the law and order, 1,744 more were arrested across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours...
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Yunus asks forces to maintain security
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reviewed the country鈥檚 law and order in a meeting with advisers concerned, chiefs of the three armed forces and senior officials of the law enforcing agencies at his official residence Jamuna in the city...
Recovery of looted weapons should be a priority agenda
MORE than a thousand 鈥� 1,375 to be precise 鈥� of the 5,753 firearms that were looted during the August 2024 political changeover having still not been traced is said to have exposed law and order to a threat of worsening. Official data show that the police are yet to recover 2,57,849 ammunition of the 6,12,982 of various types that were looted that time. The government...
Human rights, use of force, and private defence
THE police, tasked with maintaining law and order, preventing crime, and protecting citizens, their role extends beyond traditional law enforcement to safeguarding fundamental human rights. In a democratic society, the police are not only enforcers of the law but also guardians of justice and equality. Upholding human rights lies at the core of modern policing, ensuring...
Law and order in Rohingya camps should be prioritised
FREQUENT murders, abduction and torture in Rohingya camps suggest that the persecuted community, already faced with an uncertain future, is additionally burdened with fear of violence. The Thailand-based rights group Fortify Rights on March 18 in its research findings on law and order in the camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar reported at least 219 Rohingya murders in 2021鈥�2024 and...
Cultural activists demand removal of home adviser, improvement of law and order
Cultural activists on Tuesday demanded removal of homeadvisor and took steps for improvement of law and order of the country at a protest rally on the front of National Museum...
Left parties express concern over law and order
Some left political parties including the Communist Party of Bangladesh on Wednesday expressed concern over failures of the interim government to control the law and order situation of the countries...
Stringent action, not redundant comment, is expected
The remark made by an adviser that mob violence and moral policing will significantly decrease once law and order is fully restored and once people are aware is a redundant remark that only states the obvious. The environment, forest and climate change adviser made the remark at a briefing on March 4 after an advisory council meeting, which discussed the recent spate...
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee concerned over law and order
The Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee, a platform working for democratic rights and freedom of expression, on Sunday expressed its concern over failure of the interim government to control the law and order situation in the country...
Much more expected of govt to stop continued mob violence
CONTINUED mob violence, with no apparent sign for an early let-up, is worrying, especially because of its implications for law and order. In the latest development, a man, suspected of being a mugger, was beaten to death by a mob at Tongi in Gazipur at night on February 25. The police, who could not identify the deceased until February 26, say that they took away the...
Govt needs to shore up issues to maintain law and order
AN INCREASE in the incidents of robbery and extortion across the country suggests the government鈥檚 deplorable failure to ensure law and order. The interim government, which assumed power on August 8, 2024, after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, vowed to prioritise the restoration of law and order. While this is understandable that there was...
DU students stage midnight protest demanding home adviser鈥檚 resignation
Dhaka University students on Midnight past Sunday, staged a protest march on campus demanding resignation of home adviser Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury...
AL out to destabilise country: home adviser聽
Awami League people have smuggled out a lot of money to foreign countries and now they are using that money to destabilise the country,鈥� he told an emergency press conference鈥�
OPERATION DEVIL HUNT: 1,308 arrested, mostly AL activists
At least 1,308 people, mostly leaders and activists of the Awami League, were arrested across the country on Sunday, the first day of the Operation Devil Hunt aiming at restoring the country鈥檚 law and order...
Attacks on police show public order failure
A SERIES of mob attacks on the police and their stations centring on attempts at snatching away the detained that have taken place recently, the latest having happened in Dhaka at night on February 4, are deplorable on a couple of counts. Such incidents taking place one after another harm law enforcement and the public perception about law enforcement. The...
Attacks on the police suggest fragile law and order
ATTACKS on the police and police stations in different parts of the country in the past few weeks suggest a worrying law and order situation. The attacks were perpetrated by activists of different political parties, including the ousted Awami League. In a recent incident, activists of the Awami League attacked a police vehicle at Sujanagar in Pabna on February 2 and...
Govt should step up efforts for early law enforcement
LAW and order continues to remain worrisome as the government could not improve on the situation after it had declined after the overthrow of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024 and the installation of the interim government three days later. A growing number of violent crimes such as robbery, political violence, murder, mob violence and...
Law and order situation still fragile across Bangladesh
The country has yet to see improvements in the overall state of law and order plummeting since Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster in a mass uprising followed by the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government taking over on August 8 past year...
Prisoners鈥� right to health care
LAW and order go hand in hand to ensure justice and well-being of society, to maintain a balance of power, to limit excessive authority that infringes on others鈥� basic freedom and to uphold basic rights for the vulnerable. While the law includes punishment by suspending certain fundamental human rights of prisoners to serve the greater purpose, it is never...
Law and order, monetary policy, energy supply key concerns: DCCI president
The country鈥檚 businesses are currently facing three major challenges: law and order and security concerns, contractionary monetary policy and associated economic trends, and energy supply disruptions, said Ashraf Ahmed, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Business leaders urge action聽
Business leaders have urged the government to take immediate steps to improve the law and order situation, and ensure energy supply to address their challenges in operating business activities.
Businesses urge for improved business climate
Business leaders on Saturday sought better business climate in the country and said that issues like law and order situation, rising interest rates and other macroeconomic challenges must be addressed as these factors have impacted the economy negatively...
Steps being taken against absent cops: DMP commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Mainul Hasan on Sunday said processes had already been started to take action against the police personnel who did not joined their workplace yet...
Pressing issues that warrant early efforts left unattended
THE government鈥檚 inadequate efforts, if not negligence, to resolve pressing issues that warrant early attention appear troubling. The prime issues are the law and order that has not yet been put in order, an increase in goods prices in the absence of effective oversight, the rehabilitation of the victims and the rebuilding of their houses destroyed and...
Bangladesh govt forms two committees to address politically motivated cases
The interim government on Sunday formed committees at district and ministry levels to make recommendations for the withdrawal of politically motivated cases filed against political leaders and...
Law, order yet聽to be fully restored
Citizens in the capital and elsewhere in the country continue to experience a worsened law and order situation as regular activities in the police force have not yet fully restored over a...
Govt has issues to address to maintain law and order
THE death of a former leader of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, in a case of lynching is unacceptable. The incident shows that the interim government has a number of issues to attend to in keeping law and order. The former Chhatra League leader, who worked as a section officer at the University of Rajshahi, was beaten by a mob...
Law, order situation in Bangladesh improving: home advisor
Home adviser to the interim government, lieutenant general (retired) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, stated on Sunday that Bangladesh鈥檚 law and order situation had been gradually improving....
Army chief meets Yunus, discuss law and order improvement
The Bangladesh army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, met with Chief Adviser of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
MCCI for restoring law and order situation
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday underscored the need for restoring law and order situation in the country...