Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said illegal push-ins, border killings and broader border security issues would receive priority attention during the upcoming director general-level conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF).
The four-day conference is scheduled to begin in India's New Delhi on June 8.
“Our BGB men remain on high alert along the frontier. Any attempt of illegal push-ins or unlawful border crossings will be firmly resisted,” the home minister said while talking to journalists at his Secretariat office in Dhaka.
Salahuddin also said law enforcement agencies continue to conduct regular operations against crime and narcotics. However, details of that special operation are not disclosed in advance for strategic reasons.
He said that the government is working on modernising legislation related to narcotics control and gambling prevention to eliminate the loopholes that allow the offenders to evade justice.
The minister said the government will continue its policy of rewarding outstanding performance in crime control while taking disciplinary actions against negligence and misconduct.
He noted that police had demonstrated commendable professionalism in rapidly investigating and arresting suspects in several high-profile and complex criminal cases, including the recent rape and brutal murder of eight-year-old Ramisa.
Describing today's verdict in the Ramisa murder case as a "historic milestone" in the country's judicial and criminal investigation history, the minister said that DNA testing, autopsy procedures and submission of the charge sheet were completed within the shortest possible time.
Regarding the implementation of the court's verdict, Salahuddin said the government would draw the attention of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General's Office so that the death reference hearing in the Ramisa murder case could be scheduled earlier within the bounds of due legal process, considering the gravity and brutality of the crime.
The home minister also highlighted the efforts of police personnel stationed at the Goalanda (Daulatdia upazila) ferry terminal, whose prompt and prudent actions reportedly saved the lives of at least 50 bus passengers.
He further noted that police had swiftly solved the murder of a teenage girl at Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj and arrested the accused.
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