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Bangladesh Police in Perspective

Abdul Khaleque Held IG of Police and Secretary
Police deal* with ctlnre* towards which the Impulses Inherent In hitman* lend to drive unless restrained The function of police to prevent and delect crime and bring the offender lie lore the court of law Is naturally unpleasant In a social milieu The basic concept of police service in maintaining law and order and providing security of life and properly nourishes In work climate which vouchsafes professionalism It Is found that police gives up personal safety for the safety of others and In defence of public order and peace The citations of Bangladesh police performance presented In the Annual Police Parade for national recognition are lust a few among many which stare for 'Similar recognition beyond departmental appreciatlon.lt cannot be denied that a huge lot of the police unlike others in the service of the Republic bear indelible scars of wound on their person, and the entire force recounts with serene detachment of stoic philosophy the libels that are hurled agatnsl police tn out newspapers, dramas and )>ol1ll«-al vocabularies. In a 1 reloped democracy, police acts professionally and does not face the red eves of the powerful. And In such a •democracy II is hardly possible for any veikted Interest to declare a case false before its Investigation Is concluded and the result thereof Is accepted bv the court' as such. In Bangladesh, the frequency of such declaration from jwvlllic.il pulpits without conskKration lor the dur process of law has cutout aged disrespect for law ami court.
Il Is no wonder that poverty, unemployment, drug and alcoholic addiction and decline in tl>e liadlllonal moral and socio cultural chore of life have created desperados, throughout the workl and llwy have posed serious law mid order problems in the form of hunt foi money bv any means The hunt has expressed itself in Bangladesh In brutal murder for gain. extortion, robbers dacoily. friud and crimes on women and gill* The demand of cxhorbltaiil subscription Irom th-business community and moneyed sections In miscellaneous groups with threats and brutality Is a new facade of crime In Bangladesh calling for serious action.
Bangladesh I * politically and socially restless to the point of danger, muscle power having l>een dominant In almost al! segments of Ilie |i seems necessary that poluical party reacji a ix rm tnent National Peace A* cord with clearly defined principles and perihicU-rs and mechanism for elfrrlh r Implementation and monitoring In order to contain the miscellaneous acts of violence. Intimidation and crlml nallty which have stricken Bangladesh badly and retarded Its growth. The proposed Peace Accord may provide for.
(a) Healthy political
competition among (ontemleis of powet In a climate of democratic loien»nc ami l»eh.i' lour
(b) Nd fx»sM-sslon of unauthorised firearm* ami lethal weapons and explosives by party activists and »u|>portrr»
fc) No harbouring on protecUon of party members and supporters from being sub)ecled lo the process of JUSlWY
(d| No Incitement l» violence or infraction of law. nor any false ahegaUori against opponent
(e) No mterterence with or obslrucliou to any person or group travelling to m Iron, any political gatheiing. meeting and procession.
(f) No removal, disfiguring and destroying of any symbol or other material of opponent; and
(g) Respect for law and police professionalism
The Peace Accord for its Implenrentation will have a National Peace Commission lo be composed of 4 members of the public itominaied by the signatory political parties. 2 retired Justices nominated by the Chief Justice. I Lawyer nominated by the Bar Council. I Journalist nominated by the National Union, and I retired Police Chief nominated by the Prime Minister One of the Justices will be the Chairman and one of liie memhers of the public the Vice-Chairman. The Commission will a i as an Independent Iwxh and non
party permanent ln«H lilt Ion Th* admlnls Iralhr • nd logistic cost of | he ' mission will l>r fxwne In liw secretarial. Members oi the Commission will have rank, status and eiiHguments as determined' In die parliament
The tanmlsskm will (1) insesllg.itr SIK> IIMitn «MI receipt of complaint lit viol.ukm of any provision ol the Peace Accord and dun I necessary actions cull lor. (2) summon witness, seize document. Interrogate persons like a court (3) demand of Intelligence organisations advance inlor malUHi as lo probable violence so that tile mood of like Involved parties may be defused by advice or otherwise: (4) Monitor peace keeping functions of political parties and direct necessary action If any principle of the National Peace Accord is violated.
Since police Is primarily responsible for maintenance of law ami order and for prevention, and detection of crimes there is need for a code ut conduct for the Poise Tin-directive principles ol sm h a c«k- Hviy lie:
(I) To ai l proh-sskaialh . honestly and Impartially regardless l (Hdilhal affiliation religions Is-hef and so« hi rcimomit status ol criminals and victims:
(ill to record all complaints without mini mi/.ilion and respond to call for assistance and action with expedttlop:
(III) To refrain Hum .
misbehaviour with citizens O' ii If Hwy ar* act lined and h> dispense with torture
(Ivf lo show due m*prct to the constitutional rights of suspects and accused while tn pobre custody
(v| To show utmost respect lo women In pnlke custody and make out courteous treatment in all sHiiwilDm: and
(vll To desist from committing crimes and acts of indisc ipline
it will be the responsibility of the Police Department lo assure the Implementation of the principles contained in the Police Code under the over all supervision of the National Peace Conimi salon.
There is a Chinese proverb—Talk does mW cook rice. In Its light, we need to do something beyond mere UHking- about police Iralllics and Inadequacies. To start w ith, we need to see If ti»e inspector General has been Vested with adml nislratlve and financial authority commensurate with his responsibility as I he head of a command service like the police. The provisions of the Evidence Act under which statement made before police has been rendered unworthy of trust should have gone with the departure of the Imperial Ruler. Such provisions of law in a Republic are derogatory.
Nm a lew things about |H>ltce organisation and training
The Metropolitan organls.ilion with1 perso nnel drawn from Ilic grand stork of iIk police lorcc I-oii^ । ifinfly defective mid as -ih Ii . ..i.iK.t lie r-x । hi I rd U> CllaUi- '• •”rfn>-MU-l|||v Of ern x-r
iw roitment m th* L-vcl uf Metro, '••tan i ns|tlLl iikI Sub il. pe« U.i. ''-orgcur.t should J»e I i«e«| on 'hr metro roiiecpt ol a lull tuner iikIropulttan srivicc. Training u. oich personnel who have i" . .-e problems i*X*lni*«l with city Ilic and ii- growing complexities will h.ivc to be of special naluii The problem of transpoii accoinmodullon. and tlx- Stress and strain ol duly in tliccillvs can hardly be overlooked. The pav and oilier emolument nl Metropolitan police should of necesdiv be illfferent. The Metropolitan Police Is In lari Ilie show wllxlow of a iiaiioiial police.force. And it I' lor this reason that the Metropolitan Police Chief is out of the luminaries ol th police force
Bangladesh needs to organise Inieiligrif-e. CID prosecution and Traill' service on the propos.-d Metropolitan line In tin interest ol spe lallzcd wrvice of high orik-r. Il fs Indeed a great |>ira«urr to wv the women |x>il c not onh In Ihr Annual Polk c Parwk marching smartly irfrt also In ollwr- duties loo doing I heir Job well I on. however, shocked lo know that recnillment of won* n In tlw rank of ASP h.i' not been made Mme I'FMi Whiic on Ihe sulrjei 1 ol remiHmml. I wmM like to say tl> ii recruttmenl 1 sub hapHot Sergeant iml unstable on District ami Range basis doe* not guarantee the l>est quality sought for. Similarly. Ilie best quality in the malt . ol promotion is sometimes being sacrificed at the altar l District and Range considerations.
Police training in the foundation course of every tier of recruilmenl is Intended to generate (he attitude to learn and unlearn. And as such this course is the cardinal point In Police development and II covers a wide rhnge ol subjects. Reasonable knowledge of soc lology psychology, criminology electronics, law etc. is a hallmark of police career. For Sub Inspectors and others in the higher ranks advanced knowledge of such subjects has become essential now a days. The syllabus prescrllred for police training needs to lie periodically recasl In (he light of changes In th^ nature of police duty The mosl Important point in this regard Is tlw teacher who pushes (he learner
through the syllabus and discourse' The Sardah Police Academy and o(her (raining ce ntres suffer from lack of specialized teachers In subjects Itke Law. Sociology . Psychology. Crlmlnoloiy etc. It is, however, possible to get the service of spe iallzed teachers fron universities and other Institutions If arrangement Is made for payment of respectable honorarium. The police training budget should be augmented to enrich ■ the library and 'i nnlng aids of the Sardah Academy and other training centres One of the prime "OHsideratfons In police raining should l>e to post the l>est jxisslbio officers anil other ranks In the training dudes and no to treat the training Inst Hultons as dumping ground for misfits elsewhere. Advanced training course for superlor offleers and research projects mav be organised tn collaboration with uni verslttes