Police stations to get digital network
Dhaka range of Bangladesh Police has been brought under a separate mobile network 'Digital Mobile Radio' (DMR) system to bring all the police stations in the country under the system to ensure secrecy and obstacle free communication.
"Under a pilot project, we have already brought 15 districts among 17 of Dhaka range under the DMR system replacing analogue one to maintain secrecy and clear communication among us," Superintendent of Police Rofiqul Hassan Ghani of Telecom told the news agency at his office on Thursday.
"After successful completion of the pilot project, all the police stations across the country in phases will be brought under the DMR system," he said adding, "The system has already been set up in 15 districts except Dhaka and Shariatpur and it works beyond our expectations."
One can make one-to-one and group conversations and send messages through the system like the mobile phones. It will also save money of the police officials, as no money they would have to pay to make phone calls using the system.
In line with the government pledge to make Bangladesh digital, the project at a cost of Tk 9.30 crore has been taken up in the fiscal year 2010-11, and the work to set up the DMR system in 15 districts of Dhaka range of police have been completed in November last.
A total of 2040 handsets and 301 fixed sets and 20 repeaters have been purchased to introduce the system in 15 districts of Dhaka range.
In the first phase, all the superintendents of police and inspectors under the districts have been provided with the handsets to make communication among them.
On-duty police officers of each of the police stations have also been given the handsets. The handsets have been replacing the walki-talkies.
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