Home Adviser for turning police into people-friendly force

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has instructed the authorities concerned to transform the police into a people-friendly force.

He made the directive while addressing a view exchange meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) officials at its headquarters here on Thursday (September 19).

“Police will really have to be people friendly. There is no chance to remain in black and white anymore,” he said. 

The home adviser said all want police to be a force of the people.

The home adviser asked the police force to work for regaining their past glory discharging duties sincerely by enhancing morale.

He also provided some directions to the police including rendering quick services to the people, stopping extortion, corruption and harassment of the masses and solving the traffic related problems.

He asked the police to solve the problems of people coming to police stations and give them patience hearing.

The advisor said no one can be arrested without investigation. Members of the law enforcement agencies cannot arrest anyone without giving their identitiy.

The home adviser also instructed the law enforcers to find the way out on how the traffic related problems can be improved.