Each division to get school-college for cops’ children
The police authorities are planning to establish eight high-quality schools and colleges with residential facilities in eight divisional headquarters to bring an end to officers' intense attempt to stay in Dhaka on ground of their children's education.
In those institutions which will be from pre-primary to 12th grade, 80 percent students, as proposed, will be the children of police members while the rest 20 percent from outside.
Police Headquarters (PHQ) has already conducted a feasibility study on 1,38,315 police personnel, out of the total 2,02,320 through web-based questionnaire.
Ninety percent of respondents expressed willingness to get their children admitted to the educational institutions, officials said. Some 79 percent of SP to upward-ranked officials, 83 percent of inspector to additional SP officers, 90 percent of constable to SI ranks and 81 percent civil staff agreed to it. Officials at the PHQ said police officers serving in different units do not want to go outside Dhaka as their families settled there for their children's education.
"If one is transferred outside the capital, he or she resorts to all legal and illegal ways and lobbying to stay in Dhaka. They even resort to corruption," said an officer wishing anonymity.
So, the IGP thought if eight cadet college standard or even better educational institutions can be founded, officers or other policemen can go wherever they are posted getting their children admitted to one of their preferred residential schools, he added.
Besides, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed took the initiatives as officers from across the country told him during view exchange meetings that education of their children is seriously hampered during their new postings, said officials.
"Quality education to the children of police members stands as a big obstacle in the postings of officers," Ruhul Amin, additional inspector general (human resource management) at the PHQ said recently.
He said the development department at the PHQ is pondering on constructing the schools.
Replying to a query, he said it is yet to be decided how the funding will come -- from government or private or any other ways.
"So far decision is eight quality schools will be established in eight divisions," he told The Daily Star recently.
The finance department at the PHQ will work for funding. "We have police welfare trust; how much support can be given from the trust… Then final decision will be taken," he added.
He further said the department concerned has already started work to prepare design.
Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, assistant inspector general (education) at the PHQ, who led a team to conduct the feasibility study, said it was done to determine estimated number of students, how many police members are interested to get their children admitted, which group they prefer and how many are interested in residential facilities.
He further said the IGP instructed him to send Development Project Proposal (DPP) to ministries concerned to try to get the DPP approved by the Ecnec.
FINDINGS
The survey report recently presented to the IGP found that Bangla version is three times preferable than English version while demand for madrasa and vocational education are insignificant.
Parents are more comfortable in availing hostel facility for boys. Most preferred choice is Dhaka (22 percent) and Chattogram (21 percent) while Sylhet (4 percent) is less preferred.
The feasibility study also finds that 66 percent parents (respondents) are agreed to avail residential facilities for either son or daughter or both.
It also finds that 60 percent respondents live in workplace with family.
The study reveals that science has been chosen for 87 percent children, arts for 7 percent and commerce 6 percent.
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