Dhaka: In the context of the increase in incidents of snatching and robbery in various parts of the country including the capital, the activities of the law enforcement forces will be felt from tonight, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Rtd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

He told reporters after the meeting of the core committee on law and order at the Secretariat on Monday (February 24).

The Home Affairs Adviser said, I would say that the law and order situation is satisfactory. However, there is room for improvement. What used to happen earlier, like the Banasree incident, it would take two days to find out, now the incident is known immediately.

He said, small incidents have always happened before, even a day or two ago. However, there have been discussions on what measures can be taken to prevent it from happening again in the future. We do not want such an incident to happen.

When asked what instructions he gave to the law enforcement agencies, the adviser said, "You will see tonight that the activities of the law enforcement agencies have increased a lot."

Addressing the public, Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said, "As an adviser, I held a meeting of the law enforcement committee today to assure them. I have given them a direction that they should start working from the evening onwards. You will feel it from the evening onwards."

Dhaka: Joint force patrols will be further increased in crime-prone areas, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.

He told reporters after a meeting on the law and order situation at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Secretariat on Monday (February 24) afternoon.

The press secretary said, "The government has taken the issue of the law and order situation in the country seriously. For this, instructions have been given in a meeting with senior officers of all forces. Check posts will be set up in various places and searches will be carried out."

At the same time, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury also announced that police patrols in the capital will be further increased.

He said, "Check posts will be set up in various places in the capital to monitor the law and order situation. The forces have been instructed to improve the situation. The operation will be intensified from evening onwards.

The Home Affairs Adviser claimed that the law and order situation in the country is at a satisfactory level, but there is room for further improvement.

Dhaka: Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader said that the law and order situation in the country is seriously disrupted. It can be said that such a delicate law and order situation has not been seen in living memory.

He made these comments at a discussion meeting and exchange of greetings program at the Banani office auditorium of Jatiya Party on Monday (February 24). The program organized to mark the birthday of Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader was presided over by the party's Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu.

He said that not only in the capital, but also in the whole country, people are unable to sleep due to fear. The country is now a sanctuary for thieves, robbers and kidnappers. The country is like a state of terror. We have said before that Operation Devil Hunt is being conducted to suppress dissent. Safe people are being wrongfully arrested and charged with murder cases. They are being harassed and arrested. And, criminals are committing crimes with brazenness.

He also urged the government to hold an acceptable election for all without creating divisions in politics.

Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Co-Chairman ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, Presidium Member Mir Abdus Sabur Asud, Nasrin Jahan Ratna, Adv. Md. Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan, Nazma Akhter, Syed Didar Bakht, Liaquat Hossain Khoka, Zahirul Islam Zahir, Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan, Chairman's Advisor, Dr. Nurul Azhar Shamim, Aminul Islam Mandal, Professor Golam Mostafa, Md. Khalilur Rahman Khalil, Eng. Monir Hossain, Syed Manjur Hossain, Zahid Hasan, AKM Nuruzzaman Zaman, Vice Chairman Salah Uddin Ahmed Mukt, Ahad U Chowdhury Shahin, MA Subhan, Akhter Hossain Dewan, Noman Mia, Humayun Khan, Joint Secretary General Md. Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Shahmim Ahmed Rizvi, Zubair Alam Khan Robin, Md. Helal Uddin, Chairman's Press Secretary Khandaker Delwar Jalali, Editorial Board members Nirmal Chandra Das, Mizanur Rahman Miru, Masudur Rahman Masum, Mahmud Alam, MA Razzak Khan and others.

In the morning, leaders and activists of the Jatiya Party, its organs and associate organizations came to wish the party leader a happy birthday with flowers, sweets and cakes. During this time, the leaders and activists wished the party leader a happy birthday and wished him good health and longevity.

The protesters have faced police obstruction during their march towards the Home Ministry demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Adviser. During this time, the police and the protesters were seen facing each other.

The march started from the Central Shaheed Minar at around 2:30 pm on Monday (February 24). Later, at around 3:05 pm, the protesters faced police obstruction when they reached the Shiksha Bhaban intersection in the capital.

The police had put up barricades before the protesters reached the Shiksha Bhaban intersection, but the protesters removed the barricades. Later, the police themselves took a stand facing the protesters and stopped the protesters. There were also incidents of scuffles between the police and the protesters.

The protesters marched under the banner of Bangladesh against rape and oppression, demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Adviser who failed to ensure public safety, taking effective steps to stop the ongoing rape and oppression on women across the country, immediate trial of all cases of rape and oppression, and rational reforms of the relevant laws.

Before the march began, a short rally against rape and oppression was held at Shaheed Minar. Various protest slogans were raised during the march. These included men's power, equality should be broken; let the protest spread from woman to woman.

Earlier, youth and students gathered at Shaheed Minar and wrote the main banner and various posters and placards of today's program. These posters and placards read: From mountains to plains, we want justice for all rapes; Culture of impunity, politics of rape; We are martyrs from birth; Where is the justice for Tonu's rape and murder, the state is a rapist - and other protest writings.