Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the country’s law and order situation is much better now than in 2025. “It will take more time for law and order to improve to the level the public expects, but based on the current picture, we are satisfied,” he said. He made the comments Thursday in response to reporters’ questions at the Home Ministry conference room in the Secretariat.
Salahuddin Ahmed said: “Our law and order situation is much better than in 2025 — that is according to our official data. You are welcome to verify it yourselves. Monthly statistics on murder, kidnapping, rape, arms cases, violence against women and other crimes are compiled centrally at police headquarters and regularly updated. Law and order is being assessed by comparing this data with the previous year’s figures.”
Urging that police data not be pitted against statements from other government officials or advisers, the minister said: “If anyone has different figures, they should be submitted to police for verification. Police headquarters collects monthly crime data from every district. That data is then compiled centrally to build a nationwide crime picture, which is monitored regularly.”
Asked about a recent mugging incident that killed a teacher, he said: “A suspect was arrested within 12 hours of the incident, and the motorcycle was recovered. Detective police later arrested several more people.”
Asked by reporters whether muggers remain active, he said: “Mugging has already declined due to sustained operations by law enforcement, and it will decline further going forward.”
Asked whether some police personnel might be quietly obstructing improvements in law and order to embarrass the government, the home minister said: “If anyone has information of that kind, it should be given to law enforcement. There is internal intelligence activity within the force as well, and such matters are identified through that. If you have information, give it to us and we will verify it.”