Staff Correspondent:

The criminals are being encouraged to commit crimes, including rape and violence against children and women due to the government’s administrative inaction, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday.

Following the 5 August changeover, the people of the country expected the rule of law to be upheld at all levels, including the grassroots.

However, the hope was dashed as administrative inaction continues to encourage criminal behaviour, Rizvi said while addressing a press conference at the party’s Nayapantal central office in Dhaka.