Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Home Ministry to ramp up police operations in Chittagong in the wake of the recent seizure of large caches of arms and ammunition in the district.
At a cabinet meeting yesterday, the premier also directed officials to capture arsonists as the crime of torching transports has seen a rise in the capital, said two ministers who attended the meeting.
The murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy was also discussed at yesterday’s meeting. It was said that the criminals could be nabbed easily as the murder of Avijit and that of professor Humayun Azad bore similarities.