United News of Bangladesh

Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam on Tuesday said police will uphold professionalism, neutrality and a strong sense of responsibility during the national parliamentary election. He made the remarks while addressing Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) probationers at the Hall of Integrity at Police Headquarters in the morning. The programme was attended by ASP probationers of the 27th BCS (Police) batch, who were initially selected in 2008 and joined recently, along with officers from the 28th and 43rd batches. The IGP said efforts are underway to raise morale within the force and rebuild public trust. Read More: IGP orders police to be patient, neutral during election duties Congratulating the probationers, he said their joining marks not only a personal success but also the restoration of their rightful position in the service. Referring to emerging challenges,  he said cybercrime is rising and public opinion is increasingly shaped through social media. “In this context, policing can no longer depend only on physical presence or traditional methods.” He stressed the need for intelligence-based policing, global awareness and technological skills, saying integrity and professionalism must also be ensured in the digital space. Urging the probationers to prepare themselves as future leaders of Bangladesh Police, the IGP asked them to undergo training at the Bangladesh Police Academy with strict discipline, punctuality and adherence to rules. Read More: About 150,000 police receiving election training ahead of national polls: IGP Of the probationers, 60 are from the 27th batch, one from the 28th batch and six from the 43rd batch. The officers of the 27th BCS (Police) batch received their appointments after a prolonged legal process, having been deprived of recruitment earlier. Senior officials of the police headquarters were also present at the event.

Amid the growing incidents of mugging across the country, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Monday said that three specialised units of police will take to the fields to curb the mugging in Dhaka soon. He said this while speaking at a workshop on enforcement of laws at primary training centre in Rajshahi. The IGP said, "Snatching has increased at night. Robberies have also increased during the day. We have decided to take special measures from Saturday morning to prevent hijacking. Dhaka Metropolitan Police, RAB and Anti-Terrorism Unit will conduct a joint operation. Hopefully, it will be implemented from today. We'll see if it improves that way. If not, we'll have to move on to another plan.” Police arrest 3 suspected mugging gang members in Dhaka's Uttarkhan Alam said they launched the ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ a few days back and it remains continued against those anti-social activists, commit terrorism and those arrested during the operation are kingpin terrorists, smugglers. Sensing political motive behind the unrest in the county, the IGP said a section does not want stability in the country.