Tackling Militancy, Drug Abuse: IGP seeks public support
Police want people by their side as they alone can not tackle the newly emerged threat of terrorism, militancy and drug abuse, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday.
He was addressing as the chief guest a reception in Chittagong's Dampara Police Lines marking Chittagong Metropolitan Police's (CMP) 38th anniversary. CMP Commissioner Md Iqbal Bahar presided over the programme.
“We are now looking for a new type of policing which we term people-oriented policing and service-oriented policing. And to engage people, we have initiated community policing. We have got a huge response from people,” the IGP said.
“On November 30, 1978, this city had a population of only 10 lakh. Back then, the metropolitan police started with only 2,800 police personnel,” said the CMP commissioner.
“Today the city population has exceeded 70 lakh but the police force has been increased to only 7,000. That means, back then there was one police personnel for every 400 people and now there is only one police personnel for 1,050 people,” he said. “Still we have tried to reach people and meet their expectations. We want to create a sense of security among people,” he said.
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