Field-level police members have been instructed not to stop or impede vehicles carrying goods on the highways or roads without any specific complaint or information.
The instruction was given during the monthly crime review meeting for the month of February 2022, held at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by all the metropolitan commissioners, Range DIGs and district police superintendents with Additional IG (Crime and Operations) M Khurshid Hossain in the chair.
Mentioning the directive, Khurshid Hossain said police are in a tough position to curb extortion during the holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid.
He also said that the security of shopping malls and markets has to be strengthened with a focus on Ramadan and Eid.
He stressed the importance of strengthening traffic management to keep the traffic flowing normally.
The meeting emphasized bringing the police service to the doorsteps of the people by making the beat policing activities more dynamic.
At the meeting, AIG (Crime East) Md Jalal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury highlighted the overall crime situation for the month of February.
According to the meeting, cases related to robbery, murder, speedy trial, riot, kidnapping, police assault, burglary and theft decreased in February as compared to January 2022 while the number of cases of repression of women and children increased.
On the other hand, women and child repression related cases are much less than in February 2021.
Besides, the number of recovered related cases increased in February as compared to January 2022.
