Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser
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...

Department of Prisons gets new logo
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
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...

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

Home Affairs Adviser proposes jobs for 100 injured
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...

Investigation committee finds no evidence of sabotage in secretariat fire
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 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
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,...

Home Adviser warns action over 'Biswa Ijtema' killings
Home Adviser warns action over 'Biswa Ijtema' killings

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury warned that those responsible for the killing of two Tabligh followers at the Biswa Ijtema ground early Wednesday would not be spared. He issued the warning while speaking to reporters following two separate meetings with the...

Home Adviser, Special Assistant to CA, IGP pay homage at Rajarbadh police lines
Home Adviser, Special Assistant to CA, IGP pay homage at Rajarbadh police lines

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has paid tribute to the members of the police force who were martyred at Rajarbagh Police Lines by Pakistani forces in 1971, reports BSS. On the occasion of the Victory Day 2024 the adviser paid profound respect to the memory of the...

Home affairs advisor proscribes arrests in white clothes
Home affairs advisor proscribes arrests in white clothes

Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has directed that no one should be arrested while cop wearing white clothes. He issued the instruction during a meeting with government officials, including police and fire service representatives, at the Shilpakala Academy...

Bangladesh Government warns of action against illegal foreign nationals
Bangladesh Government warns of action against illegal foreign nationals

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Col (retd) Jahangir Alam has issued a stern warning that foreigners residing illegally in Bangladesh will not be permitted to stay. The warning was made during a press briefing on Sunday, following a meeting held at the Secretariat to discuss law and order preparations for...

71.5% support punishing police for excessive force: Survey
71.5% support punishing police for excessive force: Survey

71.5% of people demand punishment for police members involved in excessive use of force to handle protest marches and suppress opposing views, reports UNB. A recent survey by the Police Reform Commission under the Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed the information on Tuesday. The findings...

Home Adviser senses local, international conspiracy over ISKCON  issue
Home Adviser senses local, international conspiracy over ISKCON issue

Centring the worsening situation over the arrest of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahanagir Alam Chowdhury is sensing both local and international conspiracy against the country. He disclosed as much while addressing journalists following a...

Govt aims for peaceful resolution, not harsh measures: Home Adviser
Govt aims for peaceful resolution, not harsh measures: Home Adviser

Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, said that students can express their grievances at Suhrawardy Udyan instead of blocking roads. He also mentioned that they are welcome to engage in dialogue with the authorities. Emphasizing the governments...