State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku. File photo

DHAKA, Sept 9, 2026 (BSS) - State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku, who is also responsible for overseeing law and order and development activities in Dhaka district, today warned of taking harsher measures against drugs and juvenile gangs, and vowed to maintain law and order.

He issued the warning while addressing a view-exchange meeting as the chief guest at his ministry conference room here. 

The meeting was held with lawmakers and officials of administrations to discuss the overall law and order situation and development activities in Dhaka district.

The state minister said people have high expectations from the incumbent government. “We have to face numerous challenges, and to overcome those, we must work in unison," he said.

He stated: "Juvenile gangs pose the biggest problem. They are active in various groups, roaming freely day by day. If we fail to curb the drug menace now, its spread will only continue to grow. 

“If we do not rein it in immediately, society will eventually collapse and the environment will deteriorate.”

“Our primary target is to eradicate drugs," he added.

Tuku instructed the police to take effective measures by forming teams comprising law enforcement personnel in every area to combat the drugs.

He also asked police to prepare a list of drug dealers and take action as per the list.

Emphasising the need to regulate battery-operated auto-rickshaws to ease traffic congestion, he said, "We must take steps right now to bring those under regulatory measure and the licensing system." 

"Law and order and development goals can be achieved if everyone works collectively. Please inform me if any development work is progressing slowly. I will discuss the matter with the Prime Minister and try to ensure their implementation," he said.

He further mentioned that the Prime Minister would review updates on district-level law and order and development activities on a monthly basis. 

Tuku urged everyone to discharge their respective duties with honesty and dedication.

Chaired by Dhaka Deputy Commissioner Farida Khanom, the meeting was attended among others, by Khondoker Abu Ashfaque, MP (Dhaka-1), Dewan Mohammod Salahuddin, MP (Dhaka-19), Md Tamiz Uddin, MP (Dhaka-20), and Nipun Roy Chowdhury, MP and Ferdousi Ahmed, MP (reserved women's seats), and Dhaka District Council Administrator Yasin Ferdous Morad.