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Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Mahbubor Rahman yesterday urged the city dwellers to take service from police without any hesitation and help them find out bad cops.

“The police stations are not only a place for bad persons, fraudsters, goons and criminals. Distinguished and educated persons of the society will also go to police stations to take services from police... Please come to our police stations and tell us about your problems, and give us suggestions,” the CMP chief said.

“If any police officer refuses to help you, I give my word that we stand by good police officials, not bad ones.”

The CMP boss made the remarks while addressing a programme organised by CMP North Division, marking the inauguration of newly-installed CCTV cameras in the areas adjoining Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and in Panchlaish.

The programme, held in the city's Prabartak area, was part of the week-long “Police Week 2019” that commenced across the country from Sunday.

“Like bad people in our society and families, there are bad cops in the police force. If city dwellers interact more with police and receive services from them, it will help us identify the bad police officials. We want to reward good cops and rebuke the bad officers,” the CMP commissioner said.

He said the next five years of the government will be different from the last 10 years.

“Any public representative who will give shelter to criminals and terrorists cannot be people's leader,” said the CMP commissioner. “If anyone commits crime, their political identity will not be of priority to us.”

He said police would be discharging their duties neutrally against criminals in the next five years.

CMP Deputy Commissioner (North) Bijay Basak said a total of 56 IP-CCTV cameras have been installed in the two areas, so they can monitor the area and identify criminals within a short time.

The CCTV cameras are being operated from Panchlaish Police Station. Businessman Jasimul Anwar Khan, president of No 53 Beat Policing Coordination Committee of CMP, sponsored the initiative.

Praising Jasimul, Mahbubor said “There are many people like Jasimul here. If they all come forward to help the police, we can make Chattogram a crime-free city.”

During the programme, Amena Begum, Additional Deputy Commissioner of CMP and local ward councillor of Chattogram City Corporation were also present.