Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday asked the Coast Guard to work attentively to prevent the smuggling of fertiliser, Hilsha fish and others through the river and marine routes.
He said while exchanging views with the personnel of the force at its headquarters in Agargaon in Dhaka that the government had stopped exporting Hilsha fish to India this year considering their local demand and ensured a stockpile of enough fertiliser despite being faced with a dollar crisis.
鈥業n this context, there are risks of smuggling fertiliser and Hilsha fish into neighbouring countries through the river and marine routes. So, the Coast Guard personnel have to stop such criminal acts,鈥� he said.
The home adviser appreciated the role of the Coast Guard personnel as they didn鈥檛 get involved in any immoral activities like different law enforcement agencies.
The home adviser asked the Coast Guard to maintain their past glory in purchasing and collecting arms and other equipment for the force with honesty.
He, however, assured the force of giving all necessary cooperation to solve their problems regarding accommodation, manpower, arms, patrol and rescue vessels.
Senior secretary of Public Security Division, D Mohammad Abdul Momen and director general of Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali, were present, among others.
The home adviser later signed the visitor鈥檚 book kept at the Coast Guard Headquarters.
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