Ensure safety for both workers, owners: PM
Monday, 1 November 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday underscored the need of creating separate specialised police forces to reduce the load on the general police personnel and improve the law and order situation further, reports UNB.
"It is an urgent need to create specialised police force for reducing pressure on the general police to free them from physical and psychological pressure," she said while she was inaugurating the Industrial Police at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Hasina said the police personnel in the country have to bear a tremendous pressure as the number of this force is negligible compared to other countries around the world.
In this connection, she mentioned that during critical periods the police personnel have to promptly carry out different types of crucial tasks that put both physical and mental pressure on them.
"As a result, the police forces fail to perform their duties properly for which they are not to be held responsible," she said.
The Prime Minister said that her government would create several specialised police forces such as Marine Police (for waterways), Tourist Police (for tourist zone) and Campus Police (for educational institutions) like the Industrial Police.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun, Labour and Employment Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain, Industries Minister Dilip Barua, State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Huq Tuku and Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar spoke as special guests at the function, chaired by IGP Hassan Mahmud Khandaker.
The Prime Minister asked the police personnel to take stern action against eve-teasing, killing and anarchy.
"You've to perform your duties properly and take action with iron hand," she told the police force.
Hasina directed the police to help maintain smooth and uninterrupted productions at mills and factories ensuring safety for both the workers and owners of the industrial sector as well as preventing extortion and terrorism.
She said for development of the country massive industrialisation is needed, instead of depending on agriculture. Besides, local and foreign investment is a must for flourishing the industrial sector, she said, adding that the flow of foreign investment depends on smooth law and order situation of the country.
The Prime Minister underscored the need for keeping the law and order normal at any cost saying smooth law and order is a prerequisite for the economic development.
She asked the workers to maintain good relations with their owners and protect the mills and factories where they work.
Hasina said in the changing world new challenges of security and crimes have emerged and the natures of crimes have also been changed.
Laying emphasis on preventing crimes rather than combating it, she asked the police to check the occurrence of crimes.
She listed measures of her government for the police force and said her government attached priority to increasing manpower of police. She said nine thousand police personnel have already been recruited while the process is underway to recruit 32,000 new police personnel within shortest possible time.
Regarding various demands of the police force, the Prime Minister asked the police personnel to work actively for improving the economical condition of the country. "If the economic condition improves it will be easier for the government to meet your demands as the fulfillment of the demands need money," she said.
She also mentioned the matter of upgrading the posts of Assistant Sub- Inspector (ASI), sergeant and sub-inspector (SI) from class three to class two and inspector post from class two to class one.
Later, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Industrial Police by unveiling the plaque.
The industrial police, country's first-ever special police unit, began its journey with 1580 members against its allotted manpower of 2990.
"It is an urgent need to create specialised police force for reducing pressure on the general police to free them from physical and psychological pressure," she said while she was inaugurating the Industrial Police at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Hasina said the police personnel in the country have to bear a tremendous pressure as the number of this force is negligible compared to other countries around the world.
In this connection, she mentioned that during critical periods the police personnel have to promptly carry out different types of crucial tasks that put both physical and mental pressure on them.
"As a result, the police forces fail to perform their duties properly for which they are not to be held responsible," she said.
The Prime Minister said that her government would create several specialised police forces such as Marine Police (for waterways), Tourist Police (for tourist zone) and Campus Police (for educational institutions) like the Industrial Police.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun, Labour and Employment Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain, Industries Minister Dilip Barua, State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Huq Tuku and Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar spoke as special guests at the function, chaired by IGP Hassan Mahmud Khandaker.
The Prime Minister asked the police personnel to take stern action against eve-teasing, killing and anarchy.
"You've to perform your duties properly and take action with iron hand," she told the police force.
Hasina directed the police to help maintain smooth and uninterrupted productions at mills and factories ensuring safety for both the workers and owners of the industrial sector as well as preventing extortion and terrorism.
She said for development of the country massive industrialisation is needed, instead of depending on agriculture. Besides, local and foreign investment is a must for flourishing the industrial sector, she said, adding that the flow of foreign investment depends on smooth law and order situation of the country.
The Prime Minister underscored the need for keeping the law and order normal at any cost saying smooth law and order is a prerequisite for the economic development.
She asked the workers to maintain good relations with their owners and protect the mills and factories where they work.
Hasina said in the changing world new challenges of security and crimes have emerged and the natures of crimes have also been changed.
Laying emphasis on preventing crimes rather than combating it, she asked the police to check the occurrence of crimes.
She listed measures of her government for the police force and said her government attached priority to increasing manpower of police. She said nine thousand police personnel have already been recruited while the process is underway to recruit 32,000 new police personnel within shortest possible time.
Regarding various demands of the police force, the Prime Minister asked the police personnel to work actively for improving the economical condition of the country. "If the economic condition improves it will be easier for the government to meet your demands as the fulfillment of the demands need money," she said.
She also mentioned the matter of upgrading the posts of Assistant Sub- Inspector (ASI), sergeant and sub-inspector (SI) from class three to class two and inspector post from class two to class one.
Later, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Industrial Police by unveiling the plaque.
The industrial police, country's first-ever special police unit, began its journey with 1580 members against its allotted manpower of 2990.