Digital police protection system launched in Ctg

The Digital Police Protection System (DPPS) "Watchman" was launched in Chittagong city yesterday.
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam inaugurated the system at a programme at CMP headquarters.
Earlier in 2011, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), for the first time in the country, set up the system designed to monitor and instantly respond to emergency situation such as robbery, fire and other criminal activities.
CMP Assistant Commissioner Abdur Rauf said the system can be installed at different locations including public and private establishments.
Easy Group gave technological support to install the system in CMP headquarters, he said.
The device is linked through a networking system with the police control room, he said.
It will send signal to the control room if any unauthorised person enter any premises, he added.
CMP Commissioner Shafiqul said the system can automatically send alarm and short message service (SMS) and multi-media service (MMS) both to the monitoring centre at the headquarters of CMP and any 10 predefined mobile numbers.
It sends MMS and image of the intruders and alarms to subscribers' mobile instantly.
Police could then reach the spot within five to seven minutes as instructions would be sent immediately to the nearest police patrol team, he said.
The CMP commissioner hopped that it would be possible to control crime in Chittagong to a great extent after installation of the digital security device.
Shahnul Hasan Khan, a director of Easy group, said the device will cost around Tk 50,000 and the monthly rent will be Tk 500.