Rid the police department of corrupt officials

S. M. Khalequez Zaman, Mirpur, Dhaka

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Thanks to The Daily Star for publishing the news on the illicit activities of SI Mamun in its December 24 issue. It's very sad to learn that the SI took Tk 20,000 as bribe from a 98- year-old woman who paid him the money by selling all her belongings for the release of her son who was arrested for no reason. Nowadays, people with higher educational background are entering the police department and so we are expecting better behaviour and performances from them. But unfortunately, quite often we come across such negative news about them. The Police department should initiate a strong drive to identify all the bad people in the department and get rid of them for public interest and their own good.