He said removing such counters requires coordinated efforts of all stakeholders including authorities and the public. To reduce congestion, the IGP suggested decentralizing bus terminals instead of concentrating them in specific areas, saying this would help in reducing passenger pressure and traffic congestion. Highlighting the importance of public awareness, he said that ignorance of the […]
The IGP said, “I believe such situations arose due to media pressure. Such incidents should not happen again. You should give us adequate response time.” He made this comment in a press conference held at the media center of the police headquarters on Monday. This briefing was the first press conference held after assuming charge […]
MD Ali Hussain Faqir has been appointed the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). He has been promoted to IGP from the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police (Additional IGP), Armed Police Battalion (APBN). This information was given today, Tuesday, in a notification issued by the Police-1 branch of the Home Ministry. The notification […]
There is nothing in the ACC Act about banning foreign travel of persons under investigation. On 20 December 2020, the ACC issued a letter to the Immigration Police Superintendent (Airport), asking him to take measures to prevent a person named Ataur Rahman from leaving the country. The ACC had said that an investigation is going […]
A law enforcement source said Benazir had left the country before a May 4 court order directing authorities to seize assets and freeze bank accounts of the former police chief and his family. The source said that there is talk that Benazir will now stay in Singapore. However, Pratham Alo could not independently confirm whether […]
Benazir Ahmed was the IGP from 15 April 2020 to 30 September 2022. She also served as the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion. The US imposed sanctions on seven former and current RAB officials, including then IGP Benazir Ahmed, for human rights abuses in December 2021. The […]
Obaidul Quader further said, “All the convicts of Abrar Fahad (BUET student) were members of the Student League. Despite this, the government did not give them security. Even the convicts of Biswajit murder case were awarded death sentence. The government did not give them security either.” BNP Secretary General Obaidul Quader criticised, saying “Mirza Fakhrul […]
He said that citizens can call National Emergency Service number 999 or the concerned police station in case of any emergency. Chaudhry Abdullah al-Mamun further said that a certain group planned to sabotage the elections. He said that they (police) came to know about this after interrogating a student group leader after his arrest in […]
Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) Choudhary Abdullah Al-Mamun has said that the police force is determined to discharge the duties as per the order of the Election Commission. However, he does not yet see any threat to the upcoming parliamentary elections, he told the media after a meeting with election commissioners at Nirbachan Bhavan […]
