Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said police will play the main responsibility towards implementing the Prime Minister's vision to transform the country into Smart Bangladesh, reports BSS.
"Bangladesh is moving forward due to your (police) sincere efforts to control terrorism, militancy and crimes. Now Bangladesh has become a strong country," he told a function at Rajarbag police line in the city.
Newly-elected committee of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) held its installation ceremony with its president Special Branch Chief and Additional Inspector General of Police Md Monirul Islam.
Mr Asaduzzaman Khan said, "We have come to this place today because of the vision of honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she materialised digital Bangladesh. Now she is talking about Smart Bangladesh. She formulated a plan to build a better Bangladesh. The main responsibility of implementing that plan lies on you."
The minister inaugurated the installation ceremony of the newly-elected 155-member committee of BPSA and said the association was formed to achieve professional excellence and solve various problems of the members of the police force.
Md Mustafizur Rahman, senior secretary, Public Security Division, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were present as special guests.
Among others, Md Mahabubur Rahman, Additional IGP, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar and Superintendent of Police of Narayanganj district and General Secretary of BPSA Golam Mostafa Russell spoke on the occasion.
Mustafizur Rahman said that smart policing is necessary for Smart Bangladesh. He urged members of the association to give smart policing as a gift to the people of the country.
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