Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Amid worries from Dhaka residents about the law situation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali said that it has been "much improved".

"Law and order [remains] very good, by the grace of Allah. Aside for some sporadic incidents, no one can bring up a major incident," he said.

"I believe there's no crime except for one or two scattered incidents, mainly muggings of mobile phones. There's no problem with law and order. Everything is normal."

The DMP chief spoke to the media on Thursday at the Central Shaheed Minar during the observance of Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.

A significant incident occurred in Uttara two days ago, which went viral on Facebook, Sazzat said. "All...