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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Peacekeeping force should be sent to India: Home Adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (rtd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday suggested that peacekeeping forces be sent to India instead of Bangladesh. He was talking to journalists after the inauguration of International Volunteer Day 2024 at the Fire Service and Civil Defence...