The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken a set of important decisions to improve the law and order situation in the country, including the capital Dhaka, and regular monitoring is being carried out by the ministry to implement them.
The important decisions taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs to improve the law and order situation in the country are as follows:
- Special operations have been started across the country from February 8, 2025 to catch identified criminals, terrorists, and drug and smugglers.
- In order to boost the morale of various law enforcement agencies, including the police, and to efficiently perform the duties assigned to them, a workshop on “Enforcing the Law with Emphasis on Human Rights and the Environment in the Changing Situation of the Country” has been held across the country with the participation of the police, administration, judiciary, and public prosecutors.
- Heads of various police units, deputy police commissioners, brigade heads deployed in the army field and other responsible officers briefed the media about the decisions taken regarding each incident.
- The number of patrols at checkpoints and crime-prone areas has been increased at important points in the capital. Joint forces comprising the army, various police units and BGB are conducting intensified operations in target areas.
- In addition to regular patrols, additional patrols by the navy and coast guard have been deployed on important roads in the capital.
- Criminals are being arrested by conducting combined operations in robbers, dacoits, juvenile gangs and other crime-prone areas.
- Law enforcement agencies have been instructed to take immediate action by updating the list of police station-based terrorists.
- Law enforcement agencies have increased patrols around Dhaka city, especially in Tongi, Basila, Keraniganj and Munshiganj areas.
- Steps have been taken to purchase motorcycles for DMP police members, BGB, Ansar and Bangladesh Coast Guard members so that they can immediately patrol the alleys and catch criminals.
- Taking various steps to disseminate true information against lies, rumors and propaganda.
- Senior officials of the law enforcement agencies including the Home Advisor, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor, Home Secretary, IGP of Police, DMP Commissioner are inspecting and monitoring police stations, check posts and patrol activities in the early morning and late night.
- The Home Advisor has already held meetings with law enforcement department officials in all administrative divisions of the country and has given necessary directions to the law enforcement agencies.
- With a view to effectively improving the law and order situation in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area, officials at various levels of the Home Ministry have been given regular responsibility to monitor the night activities of various check posts and patrol teams formed by various forces.
- Case Monitoring Committees have been formed at the district and metropolitan levels to scrutinize cases and identify the real criminals. In this way, innocent people are being protected from the harassment of cases.
- The cases of the families of the martyrs of the July Revolution are being monitored regularly and seriously so that the real criminals can be identified and brought under the law and justice can be ensured.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs is seriously reviewing every incident related to law and order and taking necessary measures.