Army will return to barracks when police resume normal operations: Army chief

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar Uz-Zaman said that the army will return to the barracks when the police organizes and resumes normal operations.

He said this during a press briefing at Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Monday (August 12) afternoon.

The army chief said that the improvement of the law and order situation in the country is promising. If the situation improves further, all regular forces will conduct their counter-terrorism operations.

He said, 30 minority related crimes have been committed in 20 districts of the country.

At this time, the army chief urged the political parties to avoid all violence.

Earlier Walker-uz-Zaman gave various instructions to the army members working in Khulna division. After that he held a meeting with senior government officials including Khulna Divisional Administration, District Administration, DIG, KMP Commissioner.