Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal

Nachiketa on visiting Bangladesh amid curfew

Bangladesh recently witnessed a significant level of unrest due to the consequences of violent clashes which followed the quota reform movement. Over the past week, violence erupted across the country, especially turning the capital city into a battlefield. However, the situation is now being strictly monitored with the enforcement of curfews.

'Govt working to unearth facts of DGFI officer's killing'

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the government is working to trace the drug peddlers who opened fire on law enforcers, leaving an intelligence official dead near Tumbru border in Bandarban's Naikkhangchhari upazila yesterday.

Media completely independent now: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the mass media is currently working completely independently as there is no control exercised over the media.

HRW concerned about opposition members’ mass arrests; home minister rejects claims

Mass arrests and police raids of opposition party members’ homes raise serious concerns about violence and intimidation ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh due next year, Human Rights Watch said today (October 10, 2022).

CCTV camera mandatory at all puja mandaps: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said it is mandatory to install CCTV camera at all puja mandaps to ensure security during upcoming Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu Community.

Sanctions on Rab: "US has no specific information"

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today (August 27, 2022) said the United States has imposed sanctions on some Bangladeshi law enforcement officials without any specific information.

Rohingyas are not yaba consumers, they’re carriers: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said police in Chattogram region seized only 34.76 lakh yaba pills in 2016, which increased to 1.2 crore pieces in 2018 and 2.59 crore pieces in 2021.

Khaleda's treatment abroad depends on court: Home Minister

If Khaleda Zia wants to go abroad for treatment, it will have to be according to the law, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today (June 11, 2022).

Home Minister directs law enforcers to go tough on those extorting in his name

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has asked law enforcement agencies to take strict action against those who extort money in his name.

November 3, 2015
November 3, 2015

Law and order satisfactory, Kamal reiterates

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal reiterates his claim that the current law and order situation in the country is satisfactory.

November 1, 2015
November 1, 2015

Attacks on Avijit’s publishers are isolated incidents: Kamal

A day after the attacks on two publishers of slain blogger Avijit Roy, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says such attacks are isolated incidents and not new in Bangladesh.

October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015

Hossaini Dalan blasts: Case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act

Police file a case under Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with the blasts at Hossaini Dalan in old part of Dhaka that left one killed and at least 87 injured.

October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015

Huseni Dalan culprits will be identified through footage: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the Huseni Dalan attackers will soon be identified through video footage.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Fine for illegal parking to go up: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the fine for illegal parking and over speeding will be raised.

October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015

Mystery of foreigner killings to be unveiled soon: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the progress in the investigation into recent killings of two foreigners in Bangladesh would be disclosed soon.

October 11, 2015
October 11, 2015

Minister hopes to unfold foreigner killings’ mystery soon

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the mystery behind killing of two foreign nationals will be cracked soon and the perpetrators identified.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

JMB trying to resurface, govt not letting: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says banned militant outfit JMB is trying to surface again but failed due to government’s strong vigilance.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Italian killing not IS job: Kamal

Ruling out the existence of militant outfit Islamic State in the country, Home Minister Kamal says both Bangladesh and Italy primarily agree that the militant outfit was not involved with killing of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella.

September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015

Cricket Australia official in Dhaka to assess security

Sean Carroll, head of security of Cricket Australia (CA), reaches Dhaka to assess the situation in Bangladesh and meets Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon upon his arrival.