The government Thursday ordered the police department to make sure that custodial death does not take place anymore, reports UNB.

The instruction was issued from a meeting of the Advisors Committee on Law and Order chaired by Home Advisor Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin at the Home Ministry.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Home Secretary Abdul Karim said specific instructions were given to the police department to ensure that "custodial death does not take place anyway".

Karim said the 50-year-old Foreigners Act would be amended to effectively deal with foreigners traveling to Bangladesh. Meeting sources said the existing Foreigners Act does not contain details of dos and don''ts to be followed by the foreigners.

The sources indicated that recently, two Canadian lawyers visited Bangladesh and got involved in legal matters and made remarks to the local press which the government feels tantamount to interference into the country''s internal matters.

Karim said the meeting decided to issue licenses of small firearms to first-class government gazetted officers. The caretaker government also decided to extend the time for depositing old firearms being used by security guards of banks and financial institutions from March 31 to June 30.

Also, the meeting decided that there would be no illumination marking the Independence Day on March 26, in order to ensure smooth supply of electricity to Boro irrigation.

The Home Secretary further said that the meeting also discussed the reported extortion through phone calls and the police was asked to take note of it.

The police was also asked to stop the nuisance of eve teasing by derailed youths in front of educational institutions.