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Police to get reform shot in the arm soon

SHAIKH NAZRUL ISLAM
The police will get a much-needed shot in the arm in a couple of months when the government begins implementation of a project to reform the force and prop up its sagging morals.
The Integrated Police Reform Project seeks to raise facilities, change police recruitment method, introduce on-job training, increase forensic capacity including DNA test, launch intelligencebased investigation to detect crimes and ensure job satisfaction of good officers.
It also envisages putting the police on a higher moral ground, making the force corruption-free
and pro-people, home ministry sources said.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday submitted a $13.5 million three-year police reform proposal, adding a fillip to the government efforts.
The proposal also plans to improve the force's case management, legal and disciplinary, monitoring and media dealing capacities.
If its three-year scheme is properly implemented, the UNDP will extend police reform support for up to another six years.
The home ministry said the government was also tapping other
donors including the World Bank for financial and technical support for the project.
After receiving the UNDP proposal, the government asked the United Nations agency to arm the police with appropriate technological prowess to fight cyber crimes and include the Rapid Action Battalion, Ansar and Village Defence Party forces in the reform programme.
The government also sought the organisation's cooperation to fight money laundering and whitecollar criminals.
"We have discussed the technical aspects of the reforms with the FROM PAGE 1
UNDP," said State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, who received the 'Project Support Document' from Jorgen Lissner, the resident representative of the UNDP in Dhaka.
"We're very much hopeful that we'll be able to bring a total change to the police administration."
In November, the UNDP submitted a 100-page need assessment report, Strengthening of Bangladesh Police, prepared by national and foreign experts.
The UNDP proposed to develop the existing police force, giving new assignments to constables.
It said the 1.9 lakh-member police force had 80,000 constables and lacked in investigation officers that leads to a stack of non-probed cases.
"The quality of investigation is also suffering for want of investigation officers," the UN agency observed.
According to sources, the World Bank expressed its readiness to provide loan for the project.
The UNDP report also asked to cut political pressure on the force and promote efficient people as officers.
Every officer-in-charge should be trained to deal with media professionals, the report said, asking the police to do homework before any arrest.
Home Secretary Muhammad Omar Farooq, Inspector General of Police Shahudul Haque, UNDP Programme Officer Manjurul Kabir and senior Special Branch officials were present at the document handover event.
Sources said the document would be discussed at a workshop on police reforms and criminal justice at the Prime Minister's Office on December 19.