Local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has expressed hope that the law and order situation of the country will come under control soon, reports BSS.
“The government is trying its best to bring the law and order situation under control," he told a press briefing held in front of Novo Theater in the city's Bijoy Sarani in the early hours of Wednesday.
Special Assistant to Chief Adviser M. Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali, Army, Navy and Police officials also were present.
The adviser said, "The incident of snatching has created panic among the people ... The situation will improve soon."
He said the government is trying to bring the situation under control by arresting those who are committing such crimes and beefing up security at those places where such types of incidents take place.
Earlier, the adviser, along with the senior police officials, visited the ongoing special activities of the law-enforcing agencies undertaken for strengthening people's security in different areas of the city.
It will not be tolerated under any circumstances if anyone attempts to jeopardize people's security during the country's crisis, whether through political unrest or criminal activities, he said, expressing hope that the situation will improve soon.
Over the law and order situation, DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali said, "We have started a massive crackdown. The drive is being carried out through enlisting the identified criminals. A total of 65 check posts have been set up across the capital."
Mentioning that the incidence of snatching also took place in the past, the DMP Commissioner stated that those snatching incidences were not circulated, and people nowadays make videos instead of resisting criminal activities.
The DMP commissioner urged the people to put up resistance against such types of criminal incidents.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
