‘Some high ambitious police men went against people’

DMP Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan has said some unprofessional and highly ambitious members of the police have forced the entire force to stand against the people during the student movement.

The DMP Commissioner made the remark at a press conference at its media center on Saturday.

“We will make required reshuffle in the DMP. Those who had shown amateurism (while discharging their professional duties during the recent student-led protest) will be exposed to justice after identifying them,” he said. 

Giving a brief description of the damage caused during the recent violence, Mainul said almost all offices and police boxes of the traffic police were vandalized whereas 22 police stations out of 50 under the DMP had been entirely damaged and their arms and ammunition were looted.

“We have been trying to infuse confidence into the police personnel as they returned to their work soon without being panicked,” he said.

Alongside the armed forces personnel, the members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Ansar extended all out cooperation while the students, people and some social and cultural organizations helped boost mental strength of the police force, he opined.

Mentioning that the traffic jam is the major problem of the Dhaka city, he said, “We need a coordinated plan, effective measures and wholehearted cooperation from the people and public awareness to address the traffic jam.”

High officials of the DMP were present during the meeting.