Dhaka, June 14 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said the Home Ministry is fully prepared to maintain law and order during the upcoming national election, regardless of the date set by the Chief Adviser.

"Minor incidents may happen during elections. However, such occurrences should not be used to claim that there is no level playing field," the adviser said while talking to reporters after visiting the Rapid Action Battalion-1 (RAB-1) Headquarters in Uttara, Dhaka.

Referring to the overall law-and-order situation in the country, he said it has significantly improved compared to the past. "This Eid-ul-Azha saw no major incidents, apart from some petty thefts and snatching," he added.

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