Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday announced that the government will soon offer a cash reward for information leading to the recovery of more than 700 police firearms looted during last year’s July-August uprising.

Speaking after a meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order at the Secretariat, Jahangir Alam said a formal circular would be issued within days. “A committee will determine the reward amount, and anyone who can provide credible information will receive it,” he said.

The amount of the reward money has not yet been determined, the home adviser added.

”We are going to issue a circular for the recovery of the weapons we have lost. We are also announcing a reward. A committee will decide the reward amount and within two to four days we will make the announcement through media. Anyone who can provide information will receive the reward.”

The adviser also addressed the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in Gazipur last Thursday. He said police are working to submit the chargesheet as quickly as possible, despite some suspects still being at large. “We are trying our best to complete it soon. Most of those involved have already been arrested,” he noted.

Calling the killing “extremely tragic,” Jahangir Alam expressed frustration over the lack of public intervention during the attack, which was recorded on video.

“Even throwing a mobile phone at the assailant could have made a difference. Unfortunately, civic resistance is disappearing—people are more interested in filming than helping,” he said.

When asked whether the charge-sheet can be submitted within 7 to 14 days as the video footage clearly shows what happened, the adviser said, “We are trying our best to submit the chargesheet as quickly as possible. A few accused individuals are still at large, but we are working on it.”
He, however, lamented the lack of public action in saving Tuhin who was attacked and killed publicly by armed miscreants.
“We, as a nation, have become intolerant. When any untoward incident takes place, people are expected to try and stop it,” he said.
The government, he stressed, is committed to ensuring that all those responsible are brought to justice and punished accordingly.