'Police will serve people as friends'
Police will now serve people as friends. The door of police station will remain open for them for 24 hours for their welfare instead of harassment.
Police officials said this at a discussion held in front of Sadar police station to mark the 'Open House Day' programme organised by district police here yesterday.
Nilphamari Sadar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Zakir Hossain presided the discussion while it was attended by acting superintendent of police (SP) of Nilphamari Moazzem Hossain Shah as chief guest and president of the association for district union parishad chairmen Shahjahan Chowdhury as special guest.
Welcoming the good gesture of police, participants spoke on both the bright side and dark side of the profession. They suggested for holding similar discussion every year.
While addressing as chief guest, acting SP Moazzem Hossain Shah said he felt better for working impartially in a free and fair atmosphere that was impossible in face of political pressure earlier.
Discussants asked various questions to the police officials who replied to their queries instantaneously at the same venue.
Following the discussion, police officials realised that they can improve public opinion and increase residents' approval of their job performance through informal contacts with citizens.
Among others, Khoksabari union chairman Anwarul Islam, Itakhola union chairman Hedyer Ali Shah Fakir, municipality commissioner Abdul Mannan, Sangalshi union chairman Tikendra Nath Roy Miru, Tupamari union chairman Babul Hossain Chowdhury, Nilphamari Press Club secretary Tahmin Haque Boby and journalist Atiar Rahman Badda addressed.
About 500 civil society members including 15 Union Parishad (UP) chairmen, members, municipality commissioners, freedom fighters, journalists, businessmen, village policemen, community policemen and people in general attended.
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