Uttara gets new police station

Home Minister Shahara Khatun yesterday inaugurated operation of new Uttara-West Police Station in the capital.
Addressing the function, the minister said the present government opened 14 new police stations in the capital to improve law and order situation.
Initiatives have been taken to establish more police stations in the country as the government is committed to further improving law and order situation as well as to provide police services at the doorsteps of people, Shahara said.
Admitting the scarcity of vehicles for police, Shahara said scarcity of vehicles is the main obstacle to improve law and order situation. She, however, said the government has taken initiatives to procure more vehicles for police and a number of vehicles have already been bought.
Additional IGP AKM Shahidul Haque, DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed and other senior police officers attended the function.
With the inaugural of the new police station, the number of police stations under Dhaka Metropolitan Police now rose to 49.