Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the interim government has recruited 15,851 police personnel in the past one year.
“After coming to power, the interim government has so far recruited 15,851 police personnel from constables to Sub Inspectors (SIs) in the last one year,” he said, after attending the 12th meeting of the advisory council on law and order at the Home Ministry office.
The government has also recruited 4,469 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel and 5,551 sepoys in Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) in the last one year, he said.
Replying to a query, the newly recruited personnel in the police, BGB and Ansar will play a significant role in holding the upcoming national elections fairly and peacefully, he opined.
Apart from fresh recruitment in the three forces, 1,558 personnel were recruited in prisons while 208 in Fire Service and Civil Defence since the interim government came into power.
Replying to a question about the rise of mob violence incidents, the home adviser said that it has decreased in Dhaka, adding that one or two incidents are now taking place outside Dhaka, referring to a recent case of mob violence in Rangpur.
The Home Adviser reiterated his commitment that no innocent people will be arrested or harassed in fake cases.
However, he added, “People responsible for crimes will not be spared in any way,” he warned.