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'No terrorism issues arise since government took office'
Home Adviser, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, said, Since the Interim Government took office, no issues related to terrorism have arisen in the country. He made the remark while exchanging Eid greetings and inspecting activities at various police stations, including...

No black market ticket sales this Eid: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam has said that this years Eid journey was free from black-market ticket sales, as strict monitoring prevented any syndicates from operating. Speaking at a press briefing after inspecting Kamalapur Railway Station on Sunday, he said, Every year,...

‘No threat of conspiracy in empty Dhaka during Eid’
Home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday assured that there is no threat of conspiracy in the capital, despite it being largely empty due to the Eid holidays, reports UNB. By the grace of Almighty Allah, there is no threat, he told journalists when asked about concerns over...

Homebound people leave capital without hassle
Eid holidaymakers left the capital in droves on Friday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones at their village homes. Many may not have received salary or bonus or both in their job or couldnt make sure of expected profit targeting Eid business or failed to cope with the...

Jahangir pays tribute to martyred policemen at Police Memorial
Home adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) paid glowing tributes to the martyred police personnel during the Great War of Liberation marking the Independence and National Day, reports BSS. He paid the rich tribute to the martyrs after placing a floral wreath at the Police Memorial,...

15 directives issued to ensure safety ahead of Eid
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued 15 directives, including increasing patrols by the Army, BGB, Police and RAB, ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. To ensure the overall law and order situation and security during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, as well as to make the travel of people heading...

Home ministry directs opening of control rooms during Eid
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday instructed all relevant law enforcement agencies and divisions to open control rooms to ensure law and order and maintain road discipline during the Eid holidays. The ministry also directed all control rooms to stay in communication with the Central Joint...

Home Affairs Adviser visits RAB, APBn headquarters
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury visited the headquarters of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Armed Police Battalion (APBn) at Uttara on Saturday morning, reports BSS. A release from the Ministry of Home Affairs said Saturday noon. During the...

Home adviser inspects four police stations early Monday
Interim governments home affairs adviser, Lieutenant General (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, inspected four police stations in Dhaka on early Monday morning. During his visit, he examined the reception rooms, detention cells, and various checkpoints across the capital, according to a media...

Zero tolerance for rape: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that there is no room for the rapists in the country. Those who will get involved in any violence against women or raping incident anywhere in the country, would be brought to book and ensured highest punishment, Jahangir told a...

Home adviser visits Magura rape victim at CMH
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday morning to see the child who was a victim of rape in Magura. The adviser inquired about the childs treatment and instructed the hospital...

Homeland Security dept. directs IRS to turn over the addresses of 700,000 immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security directed theInternal Revenue Serviceto turn over the addresses of roughly 700,000 immigrants it is seeking to deport. The request could violate taxpayer privacy laws. IRS officials have denied the departments attempts to verify the addresses, according to a...

No one except law enforcement agencies has authorities to conduct raids: Home Advisor
Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said no one except law enforcement has the authorities to conduct raids. He told this to the reporters after visiting the Tourist Police Headquarters in Paltan in the capital on Thursday afternoon. The advisor said,...

HC summons Home Secretary
High Court has summoned Nasimul Ghani, the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to explain the Protection Guidelines 2025 regarding the special security provided to important/distinguished individuals. He has been instructed to appear in court on March 18 to provide an explanation...

Home Ministry issues warning on mob justice
The Ministry of Home Affairs has warned about mob justice and urged the people not to take the law into their own hands. The government is committed to bringing the people involved in every mob justice under the law, it said. A media release signed by Home Ministrys Public Relations Officer...

Over 2,000 Afghan asylum requests rejected in UK
Over 2,000 Afghan asylum requests were rejected in the UK during the last quarter of 2024, sparking concerns about a growing hostile environment for refugees, rights activists warn, reports Khaama Press. The UK Home Office statistics released on Thursday show a dramatic drop in the acceptance...

Home Adviser calls for international pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has called for international pressure on Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees (forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens). Exert more international influence on Myanmar for repatriation of Rohingya refugees, he requested the...

Stay alert to maintain order: Home adviser to law enforcers
Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has once again ordered law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant all the time to maintain law and order in the country. During an early morning visit to four police stations in the capital Mirpur, Darus Salam, Adabor, and...

'No one should take law into own hands'
Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has urged the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands. I will urge people not to take law into their own hands and police to become more active, he told reporters after inaugurating the farmers cool house...

Home adviser conducts surprise inspection of security patrol at dawn
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury conducted surprise inspections of police patrol operations Wednesday morning, reports UNB. He made the surprise inspection as an effort to ensure public safety and maintain law and order in the Dhaka metropolitan area. During the...

Core committee on law and order takes a set of decisions to improve situation
The core committee on law and order has taken several decisions to maintain the law and order situation normal and improve the overall situation further. The core committee meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The core committee...

No leniency for negligent officers: Home Affairs Adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury warned on Tuesday that no leniency will be shown to any member of the security forces found negligent in the ongoing operation to curb theft, robbery, and snatching. He said these words after laying wreaths at the graves...

Law enforcers’ increased activities to be visible from tonight: Home Advisor
Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the activities of the law enforcement agencies will be visible from Monday night. Stating that the law and order situation is satisfactory, the Home Affairs Advisor said that there is scope for improving the law and...

Home Affairs Adviser promises improved security measures
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury assured the nation that a new security situation would unfold starting Monday, pledging enhanced law enforcement measures to tackle ongoing challenges. In a late-night press conference at his residence in Baridhara, Dhaka, Chowdhury...

DU students stage midnight protest
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students staged a late-night protest on campus, demanding the immediate resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury over the rising wave of crimes across the country, reports UNB. The demonstration began at 1:30 am on Monday, with students from various...

Police must remain unbiased, not serve political agendas: Home Affairs Adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has instructed the police not to act unprofessionally as tools of any political party, nor to implement their agendas or unjust demands. He gave this directive during the passing-out parade of the 40th BCS batch of...

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...