BSS, Gaibandha :
Beat Policing activity is getting popular to the grass root level people of the district for combating all sorts of social crimes.
To attain the cherished goals of the beat policing side by side with making the policing activity more popular, the district police are arranging functions on policing activity in the participation of development organizations of the district.
As part of the routine work, a function on Beat Policing was also held on the premises of Chithulia Dighor Madrasha under Mollarchar Union of Sadar Upazila in the district on Wednesday.
Friendship, one of the leading non-government voluntary organizations of the country, arranged the function under Good Governance programme of Inclusive Citizenship Sector.
Additional police super Abu Khayer addressed the function as the main focal person and officer in charge of Sadar thana Masudur Rahman spoke at the event as the resource person.
Presided over by local Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Md. Saiduzzaman, the function was also addressed, among others, by UP member Shah Alam Sikder, social worker Khalequzzaman, principal of the Madrasha Abdul Hamid while regional manager of the programme Nayeem Kamran moderated the ceremony.
The speakers in their speeches underscored the need for popularizing the beat policing activities in grass root level to attain the cherished goals of the beat policing.
OC of Sadar Thana Masudur Rahman said the whole thana area are divided into 10 beat areas and one sub inspector is assigned to work in each of the beat areas.
Every beat in-charge uses a government’s authorized mobile number and the number is available to general public, he said adding that for quick response to the crime spot, the patrol car of that beat area are used to reach that spot.
Main focal person Additional police super Abu Khayer said the beat policing activity was introduced in all the unions of the Thana last year aimed at increasing the effectiveness of police service, ensuring quick service provided by the thana police, identifying the crime pattern, and criminals side by side with increasing the police public relationship and preventing crimes.
He also sought whole hearted cooperation of all to make the beat policing activities more successful.
Apart from it, the char dwellers present were also made aware about the negative impacts of child marriage and domestic violence in the function.
A Large number of people from all walks of life, local elite and invited persons including journalists of print and electronic media participated in the programme spontaneously.
Executive director of Friendship, Runa Khan said the organization has been working in the chars of Gaibandha and Kurigram districts for a decade last to ensure good governance to the char inhabitants and their overall development.
