Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said the country’s law-and-order situation has visibly improved over the past six months, although more time is needed to consolidate the progress.
“The people of the country will assess whether they are satisfied with the law-and-order situation. However, from the government’s perspective, we can certainly say there has been a visible improvement in the law-and-order situation over the last six months,” he said.
The minister made the remarks while briefing journalists after a meeting of the committee formed to make recommendations on the report of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission, 2025, at the Ministry of Finance in the Secretariat.
“We have completed only six months. During this period, we have carried out many reform initiatives, and you have seen various commendable initiatives taken by the law enforcement agencies,” Salahuddin said.
He said various initiatives and programmes undertaken by the government during its first 180 days have also received appreciation from the people.
The minister said the government has faced a series of global and domestic crises since assuming office but has managed to address them effectively.
Regarding the global energy and gas crisis stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict in the Middle East, he said the government has not immediately raised fuel prices in Bangladesh despite the global impact.
Salahuddin said fuel prices have almost doubled in the global market and neighbouring countries during that period.
Referring to the long-standing gas and energy crisis inherited from the previous government, he said the problem cannot be resolved overnight.
The current government is working on sustainable and long-term plans to overcome the crisis, the minister said, stressing that ensuring adequate primary energy supplies is essential to attract global investment, expand trade and business, and maintain industrial production.
He said a decision has been taken to establish a full-scale onshore LNG terminal at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar.
Besides, initiatives have been taken to establish multiple floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) to address disruptions to gas supplies caused by frequent mechanical problems at the existing terminals operated by Summit Group and Excelerate Energy, Salahuddin said.
He said new onshore and offshore gas exploration activities have also begun to reduce dependence on imports, expressing hope that a sustainable solution to the energy crisis will be achieved within the next few years.