Revamping traffic police
Friday, 18 September 2009
LAST Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs deployed the military police to help the regular traffic personnel to control the snarling traffic jam when the two biggest religious festivals, Eid and Durga Puja, are around the corner. Our normal traffic system is in an otherwise awfully pathetic condition to handle the problem. The question naturally arises that why this force has not yet been reformed and is equipped with sufficient manpower and other accessories after so many years of its operation.
There is another reason for seeking the help of the military police: the people fear the armed forces and know that these men cannot be bribed. Usually, the people do not feel the need to maintain the traffic rule as they know that the traffic police are manageable with bribes and the offenders can slip away by that.
It is an urgent need for Bangladesh to reform its police force in no time. Recruiting efficient manpower through fair recruiting process, equipping them with modern gears and giving them moral education should be included as inputs of the reform programme. After taking all such steps, we can hope to see a better traffic system.
Mirza Md. Adwit Rahman
Dhaka University
There is another reason for seeking the help of the military police: the people fear the armed forces and know that these men cannot be bribed. Usually, the people do not feel the need to maintain the traffic rule as they know that the traffic police are manageable with bribes and the offenders can slip away by that.
It is an urgent need for Bangladesh to reform its police force in no time. Recruiting efficient manpower through fair recruiting process, equipping them with modern gears and giving them moral education should be included as inputs of the reform programme. After taking all such steps, we can hope to see a better traffic system.
Mirza Md. Adwit Rahman
Dhaka University