IGP off to China to attend Interpol General Assembly

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque left for China on Friday night to join the 86th Interpol General Assembly.

He is leading a five-member Bangladeshi delegation in the four-day conference which will formally begin at China National Convention Centre in Beijing on September 26 and will end on September 29, said Soheli Ferdous, additional IG (media) of the Police Headquarters.

Other members of the delegation are -- Deputy Inspector General (Ops) of PHQS Barrister Mahbubur Rahman, AIG (NCB) Md Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan, AIG (intelligence and special Affairs) Md Moniruzzaman and Additional Superintendent of Police Akhter Hossain.

The IGP is scheduled to deliver a speech on " Counter Terrorism: Bangladesh Perspective" at the conference where representatives from member states of Interpol will hold meetings, aiming to increase cooperation among them in fighting crimes.

Shahidul Hoque will also exchange views on mutual interests with chiefs of police of various countries.