Extent of militancy decreased
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday claimed militancy has decreased in the country due to law enforcers' efforts.
There are militants in the country, but many of them have been arrested in police drives while some have been killed in “crossfire” incidents, he told the inauguration ceremony of a police officers' mess near the municipal office in Rangamati town.
He called upon people of all caste and religions to come forward to root out militancy.
Elimination of militancy would be possible if a social movement could be waged through uniting the efforts of common people and law enforcement agencies, he observed.
DIG (Chittagong range) of Police Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati Shamsul Arefin and Rangamati police superintendent Sayeed Tariqul Hasan were present, among others.
Talking to reporters after the programme, the IGP said police at times conduct drives against terrorists in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Illegal arms were recovered in the CHT during drives by joint forces. However, it is difficult to recover arms here as the area has a special geographical feature, he added.
The police chief avoided a question about SP Babul Akter whose wife was killed by assailants in Chittagong on June 5.
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