Staff Reporter:
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Musleh Uddin Ahmed yesterday directed police officers to divide their duties on an area basis to ensure there are no security gaps anywhere in the capital.
“Duty must be divided area-wise so that no security vacuum is created in any area and there is no shortfall in deployment,” he said at the monthly crime review meeting for August at DMP Headquarters.
He instructed the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC), Detective Branch (DB) and thana police to work in coordination for preventing crimes more effectively.
The commissioner also ordered police to strengthen security at entry points and key locations of Dhaka through block checks and other necessary measures to prevent criminals entering from outside the capital to commit crimes.
He stressed gathering, analysing and promptly using intelligence to identify suspicious persons and take lawful action before crimes are committed.
Ahmed also instructed police to establish an effective system for regularly collecting and preserving guest information from residential and other hotels so that the data can be retrieved quickly when necessary.
At the meeting, the commissioner awarded DMP officers in different categories in recognition of their outstanding performance in maintaining law and order, controlling crime and ensuring public safety in August.
Senior DMP officials, including additional police commissioners, joint commissioners, deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners and officers-in-charge of all DMP police stations, attended the meeting.
