Police are yet to be fully revived from the violence and arson attacks the force had suffered during the July-August uprising, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
The adviser was talking to reporters after inspecting the Sylhet Airport police station on Thursday morning.
He said: “Not a single vehicle was bought for them (police stations) to replace those burnt during the protests. The situation will improve if budget is allocated.”
Warning of tougher actions against those who will take law at their own hands, Jahangir said the law and order situation is now much better compared to the past and police now don’t fear mob violence with most of the accused being detained.
Seeing it a possible security threat if the looted arms remain untraced, the home adviser said the government has been working to recover the arms.
Asked about the red alert issued by Interpol against the deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, he replied that he did not have any updates in this regard.
Meanwhile, a video showing the adviser chiding police officials who arranged the red-carpet reception for him went viral on social media.
In the video, it was seen that Jahangir was asking why such an arrangement was made for him as he visited the police station on a short notice.
