Five Rangpur Range policemen get medals

RANGPUR, Jan 16 (BSS): The Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police has awarded its five personnel and three organisations with medals in recognition of their professional and organisational excellence in discharging duties.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) for Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police Devdas Bhattacharya distributed the awards on Tuesday afternoon at the monthly crime, law and order assessment meeting held at his conference room.

The police personnel and organisation received the medals for their laudable performances in handling crimes and maintaining peaceful law and order situation in December last.

Superintendent of Police for Gaibandha Abdul Mannan Mian received the best organisational award on behalf of Gaibandha district police.

Lalmonirhat district Traffic Unit and Gobindaganj Thana in Gaibandha district were awarded as the two other best organisations.

The awarded five police personnel are Additional Superintendent of Police for Dinajpur (Sadar Circle) Shushanto Sarker, Sub-Inspector (SI) Momirul Haque of Gobindaganj Thana in Gaibandha, SI Mamunur Rashid of Jaldhaka Thana in Nilphamari, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Shawkat Alam Siddique of Gobindaganj Thana in Gaibandha and SI Morshedul Alam of Sadullapur Thana in Gaibandha.

Additional DIG for Rangpur Range Mazid Ali, Superintendents of Police (SP)from Rangpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Dinajpur and Gaibandha districts and other police officials were present.

The DIG directed police officials to extend legal assistance to the common people and remain alert for curbing crimes and drug trafficking and foiling any attempt of militant and terrorist activities.