Police should play effective role in containing money laundering, human trafficking: PM
Referring to the success in the drives against militancy and terrorism, particularly the Holey Artisan incident, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said police should play an effective role in containing cyber crimes, money laundering, rumours, human trafficking and the crimes which are dangerous for the people and the country.
The prime minister praised the police force highly for its success in maintaining communal harmony by quickly arresting the people responsible for the attempts to destroy the country's communal harmony.
The prime minister said while inaugurating five development schemes of the Bangladesh Police virtually from her official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.
Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Police to give a special focus on containing firearms, drug abuse, militancy and terrorism and serve the people in such a way so that they can consider the law enforcers as the last resort of protecting their lives.
"I think it is required to stay alert all the time. A special attention should be given to ensure that the incidents of firearms, drug abuse, militancy and terrorism can't take place anymore," she said.
The PM said the price hike of essentials and the rate of inflation have been increasing worldwide due to the double blows of the coronavirus and war (between Ukraine and Russia).
The entire world is now facing a lack of food, she said, adding that she had already called upon all to grow food grains in the places they have and grow food for them.
She reiterated: "Not a single inch of land will remain uncultivated in the country. We'll grow our foods as the global economic recession cannot put its impact on us."
The prime minister said the prices of import based products have been increasing in Bangladesh too and the government is giving subsidies to contain the price spiral.
The prime minister said her government wants a peaceful environment in the country as peace is a prerequisite for economic emancipation and development.
She greeted the police personnel as they have brought respect for the country by working efficiently in the peacekeeping missions and for rendering services to the people during the Covid-19 pandemic risking their lives.
The premier said the police also contained with bravery the BNP-Jamaat alliance's terrorism in the name of movement.
The BNP-Jamaat clique killed police officials on broad-day light in Gaibandha, Rajshahi, and other places alongside conducting arson attacks on rails, buses, police vehicles in which many people were killed, she said.
At the function, the prime minister opened two newly constructed police stations Padma Bridge North and South Police Stations, 12 district police hospitals modernised under a project, six police women barracks and online general diary (GD) system.
She also handed over 120 more houses, built in the second phase by the police, to the landless and homeless people in the programme.
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