Bangladesh Police unveils its Strategic Plan for 2008-10
Monday, 16 June 2008
The Bangladesh Police Sunday launched a strategic plan that outlines its vision, mission, core values and future priorities of the service, reports UNB.
Inspector General of Police Nur Mohammad, launched the 'Strategic Plan for 2008-2010' to be implemented over three years.
"For the first time the Bangladesh Police has a defining document that will outline our vision, mission, core values and priorities and will guide us into the future," Nur Mohammad said at a ceremony at Sonargaon Hotel.
NBK Tripura, additional IGP and national project director, Police Reform Programme, Hassan Mahmood Khandker, director general, RAB, Mohammad Javed Patwary, additional IGP, CID, AKM Mahfuzul Haque, rector, Police Staff College and Baharul Alam, additional IGP, SB, were present on the occasion.
Development partners, representatives from the NGOs, former senior police officers, civil society members and eminent personalities were also present at the function.
"We have the vision of a police service that will work in partnership with the community and become a trusted partner rather than a feared tool of the state," Nur Mohammad said.
The plan has been prepared keeping in mind the compelling needs or demand of the country and the limited resources that may be available for the implementation of the plan.
The Strategic Plan 2008-2010 identifies five key strategic areas for fulfilling the vision of the Bangladesh Police. The first strategy of Organisational Reform is the foundation for the implementation of other priorities as it deals with legal and organisation reform. The second strategic direction is Community Policing which will foster real partnerships with the community and develop operational priorities that will address community needs.
The capacity to train and develop Police personnel is critical to appropriate service delivery and Police personnel need to be prepared to face challenges. Women Police and Gender Policy have been identified as an important strategic direction to move the police into a modern policing service.
The importance of computerisation is now the cornerstone of the provision of modern policing service and the Bangladesh Police wish to position themselves to take full advantage of any advances in technology.
"The proposed strategies are just the first step towards a modern service oriented police organisation that our community will be proud of. Our credibility depends on how we will implement these strategies," the IGP said.
He noted that Bangladesh Police had the vision of a Police Service that would work in partnership with the community and become a trusted partner rather than a feared tool of the state.
Inspector General of Police Nur Mohammad, launched the 'Strategic Plan for 2008-2010' to be implemented over three years.
"For the first time the Bangladesh Police has a defining document that will outline our vision, mission, core values and priorities and will guide us into the future," Nur Mohammad said at a ceremony at Sonargaon Hotel.
NBK Tripura, additional IGP and national project director, Police Reform Programme, Hassan Mahmood Khandker, director general, RAB, Mohammad Javed Patwary, additional IGP, CID, AKM Mahfuzul Haque, rector, Police Staff College and Baharul Alam, additional IGP, SB, were present on the occasion.
Development partners, representatives from the NGOs, former senior police officers, civil society members and eminent personalities were also present at the function.
"We have the vision of a police service that will work in partnership with the community and become a trusted partner rather than a feared tool of the state," Nur Mohammad said.
The plan has been prepared keeping in mind the compelling needs or demand of the country and the limited resources that may be available for the implementation of the plan.
The Strategic Plan 2008-2010 identifies five key strategic areas for fulfilling the vision of the Bangladesh Police. The first strategy of Organisational Reform is the foundation for the implementation of other priorities as it deals with legal and organisation reform. The second strategic direction is Community Policing which will foster real partnerships with the community and develop operational priorities that will address community needs.
The capacity to train and develop Police personnel is critical to appropriate service delivery and Police personnel need to be prepared to face challenges. Women Police and Gender Policy have been identified as an important strategic direction to move the police into a modern policing service.
The importance of computerisation is now the cornerstone of the provision of modern policing service and the Bangladesh Police wish to position themselves to take full advantage of any advances in technology.
"The proposed strategies are just the first step towards a modern service oriented police organisation that our community will be proud of. Our credibility depends on how we will implement these strategies," the IGP said.
He noted that Bangladesh Police had the vision of a Police Service that would work in partnership with the community and become a trusted partner rather than a feared tool of the state.