Upgrading of scales
The other day, newspapers published the report that Inspectors of Police (IPs) or Officers in Charge (OCs) of Police Stations will be upgraded as first class but non-gazetted officers. At present they are second class gazetted officers. The news of upgrading is really inspiring but the aim is questionable, particularly for the local level policing. When almost all other government officials at the upazila level are Class-1 gazetted officers of the senior scale, what is wrong with the police to provide an officer of equivalent rank as upazila police officer? In reality, the BCS police officers are not willing to go to the upazila and hence they try to be placed at the district headquarters. The aim of decentralization is to bring the administration closer to the people. Upazila administration has been the centre of all development activities and the functions and responsibilities of police with all other departments at the upazila have increased.
There must be one senior police officer and one class one BCS police officer to oversee and monitor the police activities of the upazila jurisdiction,. Only upgrading of the same level police officer, without a qualitative improvement, cannot bring any change.
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