Dhaka, March 6 -- Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Thursday that the government is taking prompt and decisive action to address incidents of mob justice occurring nationwide.

The adviser was replying to a reporter's question after visiting the Tourist Police Headquarters in the city's Topkhana Road on Thursday afternoon.

Regarding controlling incidents of mob attacks, the home adviser stressed the need for public awareness to curb such incidents.

The public must be made aware. If people become unruly, it creates problems. Law enforcement agencies alone cannot always control the situation, he said.

When asked about the continued prevalence of mob violence over the past six months, including attacks on foreign...