Police labeled fascist when force is used, weak when not

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir has said that when police use force to maintain law and order, they are called fascist, and when they do not use force, people consider them weak. A distance has been created between the police and the public over the past 17 years. The police are working to resolve this situation.
His remarks came as he was speaking to journalists after a civic gathering on community policing in Khulna division's Boyra Police Lines on Saturday noon.
The IGP said that a legal framework is being developed with the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Finance to make law enforcement agencies more effective. Under this, community policing will work as a branch of the police. Through this, opportunities will be created to increase mutual trust and cooperation between the police and the public, as well as to play an effective role in crime prevention at the local level.

He said that joint operations are ongoing across the country to control juvenile gangs, extortion, and drugs. Alongside this, an initiative is being taken to enact a new law to give police the power to file cases on their own initiative regarding extortion allegations without requiring complaints from the public.

Emphasizing the importance of keeping the law and order situation normal, controlling crime, and improving the relationship between police and the public, the IGP said that the police are working to overcome the existing situation. Initiatives have been taken to make police operations more effective in order to suppress crime and ensure public safety.