"During the state of emergency, the president enjoys ordinance-promulgation power...the case was taken under the emergency power rule under that power, not using any executive power," the law adviser said while talking to reporters after the advisory council's meeting on law and order at the home ministry.

Mainul observed that the overall law and order situation of the country has been improved excepting a few incidents in the capital.

However, he asked the members of the law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant so that the law and order is maintained. "The government is still concerned over the law and order situation," he said.

The law adviser also said the protests that are happening on the Dhaka University campus are of little significance. "We do not want to create anarchy in this situation by injudiciously responding to the incidents."

The advisory council meeting expressed concern over the rise in the activities of 'Aggyan' and 'Malam' gangs that snatched belongings after drugging and applying ointment to the eyes of people.

It instructed the police and other law enforcement agencies to take all out steps to arrest members of such gangs.

The meeting also discussed the incidents of at least three arrests of the government officials, investigation into which proved later that the arrestees were innocent and they were in fact trapped.

The council meeting instructed the intelligence officials to arrest people after getting sure that allegations against them are true.

The meeting was attended by, among others, communications and education advisers, cabinet secretary, home, energy and fisheries secretaries, inspector general of police, director generals of Rab, BDR and Ansar and top officials of different intelligence agencies.