Staff Reporter:
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government is taking steps to make the police more service-oriented and people-friendly by boosting its moral strength and professionalism.
The minister said yesterday while briefing journalists at the Ministry of Home Affairs at Bangladesh Secretariat, following a ceremony where police personnel were honored for their commendable contri-butions and achievements in three recent high-profile incidents across the country.
Stating that the government has rewarded 15 police members who performed their duties with profes-sionalism in recent incidents, the minister said that this process of recognizing good work and repri-manding misconduct would inspire every member of the police force to become more dutiful, sincere, and committed to justice.
He said the government rewarded 15 police personnel for their roles in promptly completing DNA tests and post-mortem examinations and submitting the charge sheet in the Ramisa murder case, saving the lives of at least 50 bus passengers through professional conduct at Daulatdia Ghat, and quickly solving a previously clueless teenage murder case in Gazaria, Munshiganj, and arresting the accused.
The minister said that such initiatives would boost the morale of police personnel.
Responding to a question, he said that the government has successfully overcome the image crisis that affected the police force after August 5.
According to him, the police are now far more people-friendly than before and have regained public confidence.
Home Secretary (routine charge) Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hoss-ain Fakir, DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed and other senior officials from the ministry and Police Headquarters were present.
The minister presented certificates and financial rewards to 15 police personnel in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the three notable cases.
