Mymensingh police launch bicycle patrols
As part of its beat policing activities, Mymensingh police administration has initiated a bicycle patrol in the city.
Harun Ar Rashid, deputy inspector general (DIG) of Mymensingh range of police, inaugurated the initiative at the auditorium of his office on Thursday.
For starters, 10 bicycles were distributed for 10 wards under the city corporation. Gradually, all 33 wards and other police stations of the district will be covered under the bicycle patrol network, said police sources.
"We have taken up this initiative with the aim to make life safer for people," said Mohammad Ahmar Uzzaman, Mymensingh police superintendent. "The bicycles will be able to reach the nooks and crannies of the city that other police vehicles cannot reach easily."
To bring criminals to book, the bicycle patrols will be better equipped to access their clandestine hideouts, as police personnel will find it easier to traverse the narrow lanes and by-lanes of the city, the SP hoped.
During his speech, the DIG said during the British period, bicycle police was popular in this region, although this practice got lost to time. But even today, bicycle patrols are a staple across many countries, which shows their effectiveness has not diminished.
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