Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus asked the police to give special attention to women's safety.

Asking the police to take all out efforts to maintain law and order, Yunus said police should have special focus on ensuring women's safety, while addressing a special meeting of senior police officers at his office in Tejgaon earlier today.

"We must focus on the issues related to law and order, particularly on women's safety, which has become a critical topic of discussion. Ensuring the protection of women is an very serious task," he said.

"This problem has spread rapidly across society due to our negligence. Half of our country's population has become helpless, with no one to pay attention to them."

"Women are even afraid to walk on the streets… They are unsure of where to look -- should they look up or look down? They are unsure of what clothes they would wear," he said.
"If your daughter walks down the street, in fear... How can this be acceptable?"
As fathers, brothers, and family members, all have a personal responsibility to ensure their safety, he said.

"Beyond that, as police officers, we hold the greatest responsibility. The law has given every citizen their rights, and it is our duty to uphold women's rights," he added.
Yunus also asked police to ensure safety of minorities. The issue of minorities is equally important, he said adding that it was a responsibility to ensure all the rights granted to them by the constitution. "The police must uphold that."
The law enforcers also have a responsibility to ensure the safety of individuals, or to protect the helpless and the poor from the powerful, he added.