Efforts on to prevent easy bail for AL men: Home adviser

FE Team | Published: September 25, 2025 00:13:07

Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said efforts are being made to ensure that leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations cannot obtain bail easily, reports bdnews24.com.
He made the remark while talking to journalists after a meeting with deputy commissioners, chiefs of law-enforcing agencies and other officers at the Chattogram Circuit House on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Awami League activists staged a rally in the city's Dampara. Drawing the adviser's attention to the rally, a journalist asked what could happen during the election.
"Not just in Chattogram, processions have also taken place in Dhaka today. Many of those who joined have already been brought under the law. But despite legal action, some manage to secure bail. We are working to ensure they no longer get bail so easily," Jahangir said.
The advisor added that about 100,000 members of the Army, Navy and Air Force would be deployed for the 13th parliamentary election.
"The Army, Navy and Air Force will all be part of the election this time. Right now, about 30,000 army personnel are in the field. During the election, around 100,000 will be deployed, along with the navy and the air force."
"We already have police, the BGB, Ansar, Coast Guard, RAB, and above all, the civil administration," he said.
Asked if armed Rohingya groups in Cox's Bazar posed a threat to the country, Jahangir said: "We are alert on the Rohingya issue. Our aim is to send them back as quickly as possible. The sooner they return, the sooner our problem will be resolved."
"The Myanmar army is no longer staying along the border, the Arakan Army has taken full control. Now the Myanmar army and the Arakan Army are at war. Groups like RSO and ARSA still remain on our side."
Jahangir, a former chief of Bangladesh's border guard force, said law-enforcing agencies were doing well in managing the situation along the border.
"The internal issues of Myanmar often spill over onto us," he said.
"The Arakan Army survives only on drugs. Large consignments come in, and in exchange, rice, fertiliser, medicines and other supplies go from our country. We have discussed ways to stop this outflow," he said.
On the recovery of weapons looted during the change of government, Jahangir said: "Some have already been recovered, and more will be seized before the election. Law-enforcing agencies are well-prepared, and their training has already begun."