Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police across the country to introduce online filing of cases.

The Chief Adviser issued his instruction during a review of the country's law-and-order situation at a high-level meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna.

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Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, and Home Secretary Nasimul Gani also attended the meeting.

Currently, an FIR can only be filed after a visit to the nearest police station. The procedure is cumbersome and leaves opportunities for abuse, according to the Chief Adviser's pr...