No security threat around August 5: Home Adviser

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Published On: 30 Jul 2025, 15:51 Updated On:30 Jul 2025, 21:54
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury spoke to journalists at the Home Ministry in Bangladesh Secretariat today. Photo: Home Ministry

DHAKA, July 30, 2025 (BSS) - Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said there is no security threat centering August 5.
 
"There is no security problem over August 5. Everything is well with the blessing of Allah," he said while replying to a question from journalists at the Home Ministry in Bangladesh Secretariat here. 
 
Asked about the 11-day special drive centering August 5, the Home Adviser said no countrywide drive is going on around August 5 rather the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is conducting an operation.
 
Asked about the government measures regarding the attack on Hindu people at Gangachara in Rangpur district, he said, "All involved in the attack will be exposed to justice." 
 
In respond to a query about the purpose of a Malaysian police team's visit to Bangladesh as it arrived in Dhaka following the arrest of Bangladeshi people in Malaysia for their alleged involvement in militancy, he said, "The Malaysian police team paid a courtesy call on me." 
 
The team may talk with Bangladesh Police over the issue, he said. 
 
Replying to a question about visa rejection, the Home Adviser said they are giving visas on arrival to those countries with which Bangladesh has agreement over the issue.
 
 

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