Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has directed strict action against drug dealers, extortionists, and land grabbers, adding that no leniency should be shown in taking action against anyone involved in crime, regardless of their identity or position.
The commissioner gave these directions to senior police officers during the monthly crime review meeting for September, held at the conference room of the DMP headquarters on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the overall law and order situation, crime patterns, and trends in the Dhaka metropolitan area were reviewed. The DMP commissioner provided necessary directions to police officers to control crime, take legal action against criminals, and ensure public safety.
Ahmed stressed the importance of increasing mutual communication and co-operation between the police and the public to prevent crime. He said that the causes of crime must be identified with the involvement of local people and preventive activities must be strengthened.
To this end, he directed that bit policing activities in every police station area of the Dhaka metropolitan area be made more effective and dynamic. The commissioner also emphasised that police officers play a responsible role in reducing social crimes by involving local citizens.
Senior DMP officials, including additional police commissioners Md Abul Bashar Talukder, Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Masud Karim, Mohammad Shamsul Haq, Mohammad Osman Gani, and Md Anisur Rahman, were present at the meeting.
In addition, DMP officers of various ranks and officers in-charge (OCs) of all police stations attended the meeting.
The meeting was moderated by Md Faruq Hossain, joint police commissioner (crime) of the DMP and holding additional charge as joint police commissioner (headquarters). He presented details of the crime situation for the month of September through a PowerPoint presentation.
