Staff Reporter:
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has urged everyone to inform law enforcement agencies about anyone suspected of carrying out sabotage.
The adviser made the call while briefing reporters after the meeting of the Advisory Council on law and order at the Home Ministry, Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday.
He said that law and order agencies are on high alert and taking strict measures to prevent any form of anarchy in the country.
“The law enforcement agencies are in a strong position, so the situation will remain normal,” he said, adding that there is no reason to fear any untoward incident on November 13.
“Terrorists will not be given any concessions,” he added.
He also informed that the process of procuring body-worn cameras for law enforcement agencies will be completed soon.
Regarding election preparations, the adviser said that the situation is satisfactory.
“Election training is almost at its final stage. Once the training is completed, one or two rehearsals will be held,” he added.
To maintain law and order during the elections, 150,000 police personnel, about 100,000 army person-nel, around 35,000 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, approximately 550,000 Ansar members, and about 4,500 navy personnel will be deployed, he said.
In response to a question about the progress of illegal weapons recovery, Jahangir said the operation is ongoing and will be accelerated further.
“Some weapons have not yet been recovered, but measures are being taken to recover them quickly,” he said.
Jahangir added that if criminals currently out on bail are found involved in other crimes or terrorist ac-tivities, they will be re-arrested.
In response to a question about the possibility of criminals entering from neighboring countries ahead of the elections, the adviser said instructions have been given to border guards to tighten security.
“Security is being reinforced along the borders to ensure no terrorist can enter the country and carry out any attacks inside Bangladesh,” he added.
