Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has clarified that he never endorsed the idea of keeping the current government in power for five more years, stating that such claims originated from the public, not from him.
Following a law and order core committee meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday (April 15), Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury addressed recent controversy surrounding his remarks in Sunamganj. He stated, “I never said the government should stay for five more years. It was the people on the streets who said that to me.”
Regarding the timing of the upcoming national election, Chowdhury emphasized, “The Chief Adviser has already spoken on this matter. I have nothing more to add.”
He also condemned the recent attack that occurred a day before a Pahela Baishakh event at DC Hill in Chattogram, calling it inappropriate. “The government will ensure such incidents do not repeat in the future,” he assured.
On the issue of the removal of the Detective Branch (DB) chief, he clarified that the transfer was routine. “Transfers and postings are a regular part of police service. It had nothing to do with the arrest of model Meghna Alam.”
Meanwhile, during a dialogue held at LD Hall in the National Parliament, Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission, stressed the urgency of drafting a national charter. “Despite minor differences on how reforms should be implemented, we all share the same goal—state reform,” he said.
Professor Riaz noted that the commission, whose tenure ends in mid-July, aims to conclude preliminary talks by mid-May and move forward with the reform process thereafter.
LND/BG
