, Nov. 10 -- State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku Tuesday called for stepped-up surveillance of educational institutions to curb juvenile delinquency and drug abuse in the capital and beyond.

Tuku made the remarks while addressing the monthly meeting of the Dhaka District Law and Order Committee at the Deputy Commissioner's conference room this morning, where he was the chief guest.

"Juvenile gangs were virtually non-existent in the past, but over the last 17 years, young people have been dragged into criminal activities. The previous fascist government destroyed our social fabric," he said. "This tendency must be checked immediately before it escalates further."

Urging education officials to act, the state ...