Mohammad Jamil Khan

As major political parties prepare their election manifestos, law enforcement experts and rights activists urge them to make law and order a top priority, keep police free from political interference, and end the partisan use of the force.

With the 13th national election and referendum approaching, the interim government has placed the most vulnerable polling centres under heightened security, tightened controls on firearms and ordered law enforcers to take swift legal action against anyone attempting to disrupt the vote.

Intelligence-led policing, body cameras and neutrality stressed

Law enforcers have started providing security to top political leaders and election officials ahead of the national election after assessing their security risks or threats.

With a little over a month left before the 13th general election, political leaders and activists are increasingly falling victim to targeted killings.

Despite the launch of Operation Devil Hunt, continued killings and law enforcement’s failure to arrest escaped criminals and recover looted weapons are raising serious concerns ahead of the national election.

With the national elections approaching, the interim government has warned political parties about possible infiltration by agents of fascist forces and saboteurs posing as allies.

Draft ordinance discussed to ensure protection of July Uprising leaders

Decision made during core committee meeting on law and order

Law enforcement agencies are reassessing Tarique Rahman’s security citing unexpectedly large crowds at programmes attended by the BNP acting chairman, officials said.

With the number of fire-prone establishments in the country tripling within a year, questions have emerged about how effectively safety standards are being enforced.

Mohammad Alamgir, father of private Shamim Reza, stood solemnly beside his son’s coffin, draped half in the national flag and half in the UN flag.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has sought round-the-clock deployment of a gunman for its ameer, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, and the posting of armed police personnel for the security of his residence.

Grief and pride converge at Dhaka Cantonment as slain UN soldiers receive state honours

In a major development, the government has issued policy guidelines on granting firearm licences and appointing retainers (persons to carry firearms) to individuals who are politically important and candidates contesting the national election.

Laments wife of peacekeeper killed in Sudan; grief sweeps families as news reaches home

With the latest deaths, number of Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in UN missions rises to 174

The government has decided to provide personal security to individuals who played key roles in the July uprising in the wake of several shooting incidents, including the Friday attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent MP aspirant from Dhaka-8.

In recent weeks, several killings involving underground gangs have made headlines.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is preparing to repatriate a portion of the money laundered through MTFE, a Canada-based trading platform that scammed thousands of Bangladeshi investors with promises of high returns from cryptocurrency and forex trading.