<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today called for maintaining strict vigilance and highest security in the boarding areas saying no negligence should be shown to prevent smuggling for national interest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Stern action will have to be taken for defending smuggling for the cause of national interest," an official release quoted Jahangir as saying at a view exchange meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officers at its headquarters here as the chief guest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The home adviser also asked the BGB members to work in line with the law and mandate, saying: "The people are happy with the activities of the border security force as their performance is now far better than in the past".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said BGB personnel will have to maintain chain of command along with following just and lawful orders of their senior officers, asking the border security force to work with new spirit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jahangir also urged the BGB to maintain good relations with the people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, while briefing the newsmen, the adviser said it is not sure now if any commission will have to be constituted to investigate into the BDR killing, but he said, "We must re-investigate the incident and it will be quickly".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said the law and order situation is becoming normal. But, it will take time to reach the momentum, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui and its other officials were present.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>