Dhaka, March 5 -- The government is totally opposed to any kind of mob justice or moral policing, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday.

"The position of the government in this regard is very clear. The government never approves of any form of violence or mistreatment against women," she said.

After the meeting of the council of the advisers, she came up with the statements at a press briefing against the backdrop of the recent incident of assaulting two women by mob for smoking at a tea stall in Mohammadpur area in the city.

"The government has taken a firm stance against it all along. Since the law and order is yet to be restored fully, incidents of mob justice and moral policing are takin...