Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the way former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nurul Huda was subjected to mob justice is completely unacceptable. He added that legal action would be taken against anyone involved despite the presence of the law enforcement at the scene, following an investigation.

He made these remarks on Monday (June 23) morning while speaking to reporters after visiting the Mouchak Horticulture Center in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur.

Referring to recent news reports, the Home Affairs Adviser clarified, “The news that former Chief Election Commissioner Habibul Awal was arrested on Sunday is incorrect. He has not been arrested. Former election commissioner Nurul Huda was detained from the Uttara area.”

He also mentioned that the government is working on introducing a law to protect agricultural land from encroachment. At the same time, he stressed the need to increase the production of local fruits alongside imported ones to prevent native varieties from disappearing.

During his visit, he toured different parts of the horticulture center and gave various directives to the officials.

Gazipur Deputy Commissioner Nafisa Arefin, Superintendent of Police Dr. Chowdhury Jaber Sadek, Kaliakair UNO Kawsar Ahmed, Mouchak Horticulture Center’s Anamul Haque, and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the police were present during the visit.