Three cops including a sub-inspector of Uttara Pashchim Police Station are suspended over allegation of harassing a businessman and taking extortion money from him on Sunday night.

This is not common in countries where the law enforcement machinery is handicapped by a serious gap in training and education in professionalism, human rights, and behaviour.

Videos showing policemen attacking a female demonstrator during protests against sexual assault in Dhaka on Mother’s Day yesterday draw widespread condemnation on social media.