Police Week begins today

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BSS, Dhaka :
The Police Week-2018 will begin cross the country today with the motto “Remedy of Militancy and Drugs: Commitment of Bangladesh Police”.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the five-day programme on Rajarbagh Police Lines ground in the city. She will take salute in the annual parade of 11 contingents of police force in the inaugural session. The Prime Minister will handover awards in four categories to 182 policemen for their outstanding
 performance in 2017. Of the police personnel, 30 will get Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) while 71 President Police Medal (PPM), 28 Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM-Service) and 53 President Police Medal (PPM-Service) awards for their bravery and courage in their services in the last one year. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the newly constructed police auditorium at Rajarbagh. She will visit the stalls of Police Nari Kallyan Samiti (Punak). Later, she will participate in the Kallyan Parade with police personnel.
Superintendent of Police (SP) and Commander of Parade Md Moazzem Hossain will lead the parade.
On the second day of the week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend a conference with high officials of police at OIC Conference Centre around 9.45am on January 9. On the eve of the Police Week-2018, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lauded the role of the members of Bangladesh Police in ensuring law and order defeating militancy and terrorism across the country.
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