Community Policing Day observed

Sr. Staff Reporter, (Kishoreganj) :
The Community Police are playing a vital role to prevent crime and maintain law and order. From the grassroots level, they provide information that helps police arrest criminals quickly.
Community Policing is a concept that allows police and community to work together, aiming at making the society free from terrorism, militancy, stalking, drug abuse and child marriage. Kishoreganj ‘s District Police arranged a colour full rally, discussion, handbags distribution, and cultural function marking the Community Policing Day on Saturday.
DC in Kishoreganj Mohammad Shamim Alam attended as chief guest and Civil Surgeon (CS) Dr. Saiful Islam, Zila Parishad elected Chairmen and ruling Awami League District President adv Zillur Rahman, its General Secretary advocate M. A Afzol and NSI DD Md.Iqbal were special guests, while Police Super (SP) Mohammad Rasel Sheikh PPM (Bar) presided over the programme.
A discussion meeting was held at Police Lines Auditorium on Saturday. SP Mohammad Rasel Sheikh PMM (Bar) told the New Nation that in controlling criminal activities and solving criminal cases, community police are helping police in different ways.
Since 2017, the day is observed every year to make people aware of the community policing and its benefit. Later, a colour full rally brought out in the town on Saturday morning led by DC Mohammad Shamim Alam and SP Mohammad Rasel Sheikh.
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent reports: The Community Policing Day was celebrated in Ishwardi with colorful arrangements. The rally was organized by Pakshi Railway District at Ishwardi Junction Station on Saturday morning with the theme of Community Policing as ‘Peace-Discipline Sabartra’.
After the inauguration by flying pigeons and balloons, a rally was brought out. Pakshi Railway District Superintendent of Police Shahab Uddin was the chief guest. Ishwardi Railway Community Policing President Asadur Rahman Biru presided over the meeting. The special guests were the former commander of the freedom fighter parliament Golam Mostafa Channa Mondal, Press Club President Mostak Ahmed Kiran, Ishwardi Government College Assistant Professor Sirajul Islam Murad and Community Police President Ashraful Islam.
Officers-in-Charge of Santahar Railway Police Moktar Hossain gave the welcome speech. It was conducted by Assistant Superintendent of Police Feroz Ahmed. Freedom fighters, journalists, businessmen, railway officials and businessmen were present in the event.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Highlighting multifarious aspects of expanding community policing, speakers here Saturday unequivocally called for infusing dynamism into its activities for combating the crimes related to communal violence, terrorism, drug-addiction and militancy.
Community policing can be the vital means of freeing the society from all sorts of crimes with joint efforts of police and the public in general, they viewed. The discussants came up with the observations while addressing a meeting to mark the Community Policing Day-2022 held at Rajshahi College auditorium.
The theme of this year’s Community Policing Day is “Police-e Janata, Janatai Police (Police is People and People is Police)”. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) and Community Policing Forum jointly organized the meeting largely attended by cross-sections of people. Convener of the city community policing coordination committee Prof Abdul Khaleque addressed the discussion as chief guest, while RMP Commissioner Abu Kalam Siddique was in the chair.
Former state minister Prof Jinnatunnessa Talukder, Commanding Officer of RAB-5 Lt Col Riaz Shahrier, Rajshahhi College Principal Prof Abdul Khaleque and city unit Awami League president Muhammad Ali Kamal and general secretary Dablu Sarker also addressed the meeting. Prof Abdul Khaleque said the community people should extend cooperation to police by providing specific information about the criminals. Crimes-free society, particularity free from communal violence, terrorism and drug addiction, must be established to protect people and the young generation, in particular, he said. To attain the cherished goal, the law-enforcing agencies and the community people should have to work together as the law-enforcers alone are not capable of overcoming the crisis, he added.
RMP Commissioner Abu Kalam Siddique went on saying that police-citizens’ joint efforts against social crimes are the main objective of community based policing and there is no alternative to activating it to free the society from the crimes.
He said the community based policing had been introduced in the metropolis with a noble view, but the community people should take the responsibility of making it effective.
He stressed the need for boosting the relationship between the police and common people and for exploring the opportunities of community policing for lasting peace everywhere in the society.
“If you give us authentic information about the criminals and other anti-social elements, we will put in our best efforts to bring those to book as early as possible,” Siddique reminded the community people.
Earlier, they brought out a colourful rally from Alupatty crossing and paraded some of the city streets before ending at the meeting venue.