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Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has identified corruption as the countrys biggest challenge, warning that without tackling it, the nations desired progress will remain unattainable. He emphasized the need to curb corruption at all levels, noting that...

Coast Guard appears to be symbol of trust: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has become a symbol of trust among coastal people, repost BSS. Since its establishment, members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard have been playing a key role in ensuring the security of the countrys...

On-arrival visas in Bangladesh within 10 minutes: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said foreign travellers will get on-arrival visas in Bangladesh within 10 minutes. Many countries of the world get on-arrival visas in our country which currently takes 45-60 minutes. In our new system, the service...

Ansar playing important role in country's security, dev: Adviser

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) said Bangladesh Ansar and VDP has been playing a crucial role in ensuring security and development of the country to build a discrimination-free country, reports BSS. Security and development are essential for building a just,...

Anyone tries to destabilize the country to be arrested: Home Secretary

Those who are trying to destabilize the country will be arrested under the Operation Devil Hunt, said senior secretary of the Home Ministry Nasimul Gani. He said this at a press briefing on Operation Devil Hunt at the Home Ministry conference room at the Secretariat on Sunday afternoon....

Efforts underway to nab fugitive killers abroad: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said efforts are underway to arrest the fugitive killers of the July mass upsurge, who fled the country. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued an arrest warrant against a few accused in the July mass-uprising killing case. We...

Home Adviser urges Kuwait to recruit more manpower

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) on Monday called upon Kuwait to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh. Around 280,000 Bangladeshis are working in the Gulf state and I urge the government of Kuwait to take more manpower from Bangladesh, he said when Ambassador of...

Home ministry forms task force to tackle illegal foreigners

The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a task force to take action against illegal foreign nationals residing in the country. The ministry confirmed this in a notification issued on Monday, signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Kamruzzaman. The task force will be led by the Additional Secretary...

Department of Prisons gets new logo

The Ministry of Home Affairs has changed the logo of the Department of Prisons. The home ministry issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, reports UNB. In the new logo, the boat symbol has been replaced with a key symbol, it said. Bd-pratidin English/Fariha Nowshin...

Illegal foreigners to face action after Jan 31

Legal steps will be taken against foreign nationals who will stay in Bangladesh without valid documents after January 31, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said, reports UNB. The Home Adviser came up with the information while speaking at a press briefing at the...

Resolve dispute of DU-affiliated colleges through discussions: Home Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has expressed confidence that the ongoing issues between Dhaka University and the seven affiliated colleges can be resolved through discussions. I believe the problems can be solved through discussions. In this case, everyone must...

Law and order deteriorates due to slow pace of police work: Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury stated that while there are sufficient police officers, the deterioration in law and order is attributed to the slow pace of the forces work. He made this statement during the inauguration of the Keraniganj Central Jail...

Bangladesh to procure sound grenades, teargas shells for BGB: Home adviser

The government is set to procure sound grenades and teargas shells for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The BGB has always been equipped with deadly weapons, but they have not had non-lethal alternatives like sound...

33,648 illegal immigrants are in Bangladesh: Home Adviser

Home adviser to interim government Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said some 33,648 foreign nationals are living in the county illegally. He on Monday made the statement in a press briefing after a meeting with Law and Order Committee at the secretariat. He said: The foreign national must...

2 police officers suspended over misconduct

Two police officers, including a Superintendent of Police (SP) and an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), have been suspended from public service following official notifications issued by the Public Security Division of the Home Ministry. The orders were signed by Nasimul Ghani, Senior...

UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees

The UK Home Office is planning substantial increases in fees for immigration services, including the cost of issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), a requirement for hiring foreign workers on Skilled Worker visas. Currently, UK employers must provide a CoS for each overseas worker they hire....

Controversial officials being held gradually: Home adviser

The government is intensifying its drive against controversial officials within law enforcement agencies and other government agencies, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday. Those responsible are being held gradually. Today, we detained Motiur, infamously...

Tarique delivers home-cooked food to his mother in London

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment at a clinic in London, was visited by her son, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the party, who brought home-cooked food for her. The heartwarming moment was captured in a video posted on BNPs official Facebook page late Friday...

Home Affairs Adviser proposes jobs for 100 injured

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has proposed offering employment opportunities to 100 individuals injured during the July uprising. This initiative aims to help the injured regain financial stability. While we cannot offer help everywhere to all those injured, we...

No arrest in plain clothes: Home Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced that the Detective Branch (DB) of police will no longer be permitted to arrest suspects while in plain clothes. Speaking to the press after inspecting the DB office in Dhaka on Monday, Adviser Jahangir Alam...

E-Passport to be issued within 2025

Home adviser to interim government Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury promised of electronic passport (E-Passport) by 31st December of this year, aiming brining down corruption in the sector to zero level and alleviating peoples measure in this regard. He made these remarks after exchanging...

Investigation committee finds no evidence of sabotage in secretariat fire

The investigation committee has not found any individual involvement or evidence of sabotage in the secretariat fire. The fire was started by a loose electrical connection, said the head of the investigation committee and senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Nasimul Gani. Nasimul...

‘Bangladesh in touch with Myanmar govt, Arakan Army’

Bangladesh is maintaining communication with both the Myanmar government and the rebel group Arakan Army regarding the border situation in the neighbouring country, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday. Although the Arakan Army has taken full control of...

Four districts get new SPs

The interim government has posted new superintendents of police (SPs) in Chattogram, Tangail, Dinajpur and Natore districts. The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on Monday signed by Deputy Secretary Abu Sayeed. According to the notification,...

UK Home Office to spend £15 million on spy satellites to monitor migrant crossings

The Home Office of the United Kingdom (UK) has secured a 15 million deal with Telespazio, a global space firm, to use advanced spy satellites for monitoring migrant crossings in the Channel. The contract, which began in November, aims to boost surveillance for the Joint Maritime Security Centre,...

Ministry bans Saad followers’ activities at Kakrail mosque, Zubair supporters’ gatherings

The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned the activities of the followers of Maulana Saad Kandlavi at the Kakrail Mosque in Dhaka, reports UNB. Besides, the government imposed restrictions on large gatherings of the supporters of another faction of Tabligh Jamaat Maulana Zubair near the mosque....

Fire ravages secretariat building, spreads across 3 floors: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the devastating fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Building No-7 of the secretariat and spread to the seventh and eighth floors respectively. He came up with the information while briefing reporters in front of the...

Fire at Secretariat: Probe body to be formed, says Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said a probe committee will be formed to investigate the fire incident at the Bangladesh Secretariat. He came up with the information while briefing journalists in front of the Secretariat at 9:00 am on Thursday. The committee may...