Chittagong Bureau :
Nine more police stations will be established in Chittagong district including metropolitan areas in phases. Activities for establishing these thanas are progressing. Police administration of Bangaldesh has taken this steps for new thana in Chittagong recently. Reliable sources said the proposed new thanas include a full-fledged thana for Ctg University campus, 4 new thanas in the existing police stations jurisdiction of Chittagong dividing old bigger thana areas and 4 thanas under Metropolitan police authority areas. Besides, 8 information centres cum outpost will be setup in the district police jurisdictions.
Sources said earlier it was proposed for 6 thanas in the district but later it was amended for 5 thanas . Police sources said in the meantime government sanctioned additional 1,200 police forces for CMP and 600 for district police . While contacted district police super AKM Hafiz Akhtar said Prime Minister in the meantime has directed to increase the police forces in the country.
He said the manpower in Chittagong district is insufficient and shortage of transports. He said the proposed thanas in Chittagong district area viz. University thana, South Rangunia thana, South Raozan thana, Sangu thana in Satkania and Kalarpol thana in Patiya upazila.
Deputy police commissioner of CMP Faruk Ahmed told this correspondent that following the increase of criminals in metropolitan areas, new 4 thanas proposed named Bhatiary thana, Kuwaish thana, Fathehabad and Sikalbaha thana. Mentionable that the activities of police administration begins with 14 thanas under 14 upazilas of the district after emergence of Bangladesh but now functioning 16 thanas including two new thanas i.e. Bhujpur thana under Fatikchari upazila and Jorargonj thana under Mirsarai upazila . Sources said CMP begins journey with 6 thanas in 1978 and now stands at 16 thanas . After creation of new 4 thanas , CMP will run with 20 thanas, sources said.
Nine more police stations will be established in Chittagong district including metropolitan areas in phases. Activities for establishing these thanas are progressing. Police administration of Bangaldesh has taken this steps for new thana in Chittagong recently. Reliable sources said the proposed new thanas include a full-fledged thana for Ctg University campus, 4 new thanas in the existing police stations jurisdiction of Chittagong dividing old bigger thana areas and 4 thanas under Metropolitan police authority areas. Besides, 8 information centres cum outpost will be setup in the district police jurisdictions.
Sources said earlier it was proposed for 6 thanas in the district but later it was amended for 5 thanas . Police sources said in the meantime government sanctioned additional 1,200 police forces for CMP and 600 for district police . While contacted district police super AKM Hafiz Akhtar said Prime Minister in the meantime has directed to increase the police forces in the country.
He said the manpower in Chittagong district is insufficient and shortage of transports. He said the proposed thanas in Chittagong district area viz. University thana, South Rangunia thana, South Raozan thana, Sangu thana in Satkania and Kalarpol thana in Patiya upazila.
Deputy police commissioner of CMP Faruk Ahmed told this correspondent that following the increase of criminals in metropolitan areas, new 4 thanas proposed named Bhatiary thana, Kuwaish thana, Fathehabad and Sikalbaha thana. Mentionable that the activities of police administration begins with 14 thanas under 14 upazilas of the district after emergence of Bangladesh but now functioning 16 thanas including two new thanas i.e. Bhujpur thana under Fatikchari upazila and Jorargonj thana under Mirsarai upazila . Sources said CMP begins journey with 6 thanas in 1978 and now stands at 16 thanas . After creation of new 4 thanas , CMP will run with 20 thanas, sources said.
