Change in police act underway: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad yesterday said age-old police act prepared and enacted during the British regime did not mention anything about human rights and also about the marginal society, destitute and women.
The IGP said, “We have been considering to prioritise those issues through the ongoing Police Reform Project (PRP).”
Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on 'Community Consultation Programme on Community Policing' at Rajarbagh Police Telecom auditorium, the IGP further said, “We have also been trying to highlight the service more than the policing.”
Additional IGP NBK Tripura, who is also the national project director of PRP, Project Manager Hubert Staberhofer and DMP Commissioner Naim Ahmed also took part in the programme with Dhaka Range DIG Amir Uddin in the chair.
Home ministry and Bangladesh Police are implementing the ongoing PRP which is supported by UNDP, DFID and EC.
The IGP said as the number of police is less compared to the people in the country, there is no alternative to community policing.
“As part of the community policing, both the police and the people have to fight together against terrorists and extortionists”, said the IGP, adding “To curb harassment and develop the image of the police are our two aims now.”
Project Manager Hubert Staberhofer said the public attitude toward the police has started to change which is a positive sign and community policing is the credit holder for this.
“Most of the developed and developing countries have community policing system and it is a must to curb crimes,” he added.
DMP Commissioner Naim Ahmed said it is now possible to curb criminal activities and maintain law and order situation by police alone and, therefore, community policing is a must.