JS body for age-based exercise to keep police physically fit
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Home Ministry has suggested introducing age-based exercise for the police under the ongoing police reform project to increase physical ability and keep the police personnel always physically fit.
The suggestion came when the standing committee at its 13th meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban discussed Tuesday elaborately the ongoing second phase of the Police Reform Project (PRP), reports UNB.
Briefing reporters at the parliament media centre about the outcome of the meeting, Standing Committee Chairman Major General (retd) Abdus Salam said the committee also suggested incorporating in the PRP some other matters that include giving priority to physical infrastructure of police stations and units under the project.
Thanas and police stations should have rooms, veranda, playground and barracks for married and unmarried police, he said.
The meeting recommended rearranging the manpower strength in different units of police according to demand and recruitment on the basis of requirement.
It discussed giving emphasis on police training and to recruit good and efficient police trainers with incentive, and strengthen the training in arms operated by the police, particularly the armed police.
The Standing Committee chairman said the meeting also discussed a report submitted by a sub-committee of the Standing Committee formed few months ago to find out whether recruitment process of police sub-inspector and constable as well as recruitment of police for sending to UN peacekeeping missions is completely transparent and time-befitting.
Mr Salam said they have found that the recruitment process is almost right and there is no serious deviation.
Even then there should be some more improvement, he said, adding that the committee has extended more time to the sub-committee to make the recommendations more practical after consulting with the Police Department.
Replying to a question, the Standing Committee chairman said almost all the recommendations of the committee on Home Ministry taken so far have been implemented by the authorities concerned.
He said in its last 12 meetings this year the committee has made about 30-35 recommendations, of which 11 decisions remained under various stages of implementation.
The meeting expressed satisfaction over the recent steps to maintain traffic discipline in some streets of the capital to reduce traffic congestion, he told the newsmen.
Replying to another question, Mr Salam said he suggested introducing restriction on playing horn by vehicles, particularly on those roads where discipline is now being brought.
The suggestion came when the standing committee at its 13th meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban discussed Tuesday elaborately the ongoing second phase of the Police Reform Project (PRP), reports UNB.
Briefing reporters at the parliament media centre about the outcome of the meeting, Standing Committee Chairman Major General (retd) Abdus Salam said the committee also suggested incorporating in the PRP some other matters that include giving priority to physical infrastructure of police stations and units under the project.
Thanas and police stations should have rooms, veranda, playground and barracks for married and unmarried police, he said.
The meeting recommended rearranging the manpower strength in different units of police according to demand and recruitment on the basis of requirement.
It discussed giving emphasis on police training and to recruit good and efficient police trainers with incentive, and strengthen the training in arms operated by the police, particularly the armed police.
The Standing Committee chairman said the meeting also discussed a report submitted by a sub-committee of the Standing Committee formed few months ago to find out whether recruitment process of police sub-inspector and constable as well as recruitment of police for sending to UN peacekeeping missions is completely transparent and time-befitting.
Mr Salam said they have found that the recruitment process is almost right and there is no serious deviation.
Even then there should be some more improvement, he said, adding that the committee has extended more time to the sub-committee to make the recommendations more practical after consulting with the Police Department.
Replying to a question, the Standing Committee chairman said almost all the recommendations of the committee on Home Ministry taken so far have been implemented by the authorities concerned.
He said in its last 12 meetings this year the committee has made about 30-35 recommendations, of which 11 decisions remained under various stages of implementation.
The meeting expressed satisfaction over the recent steps to maintain traffic discipline in some streets of the capital to reduce traffic congestion, he told the newsmen.
Replying to another question, Mr Salam said he suggested introducing restriction on playing horn by vehicles, particularly on those roads where discipline is now being brought.