Bangladesh Police ordered to target drug and gang kingpins

Additional Inspector General of Police (Crime and Operations) Md Sayedur Rahman has ordered law enforcement to identify and enforce strict measures against leaders involved in drug trafficking and juvenile gangs. He issued this directive while presiding over the monthly crime review meeting at Police Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. Metropolitan police commissioners, range deputy inspectors general, and district superintendents of police joined the meeting virtually, while DIG (Crime Management) Mohammad Abu Sufian and other senior officials attended in person. Sayedur Rahman stated that the Bangladesh Police maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs and juvenile gangs. He urged field-level police personnel to perform their duties with honesty, dedication, and professionalism to improve the force’s public image. He also stressed the need for humane treatment of the public. The additional IGP instructed police to register robbery cases promptly and expedite investigations to bring perpetrators to justice. Emphasizing close supervision of rape investigations, he said it would help increase the conviction rate. He also directed police officials to improve the rate of disposal of other cases.