Dhaka: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today formally launched the training programme to enhance the skills and capacity of the police to perform election duties professionally. He inaugurated the training programme at Rajarbagh Police Auditorium in the capital as the chief guest this morning.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Special Assistant to Chief Adviser (Equivalent to State Minister) Md. Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Senior Home Secretary Nasimul Ghani, and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam, among others, were present at the launch. The training programme aims to prepare more than 1.5 lakh policemen to secure the national elections planned for February next year.
The Police Headquarters’ Human Resources department has developed nine training modules over the past three months. These modules were formulated under the dynamic leadership of the IGP and the Additional IGP for HR, incorporating suggestions from election experts and lawyers. The course is expected to effectively prepare police personnel to handle any law and order situation during the polls.
Bangladesh Police has established 130 smaller and four larger training centres nationwide where personnel will undergo training as per the course outline for election duties. To support the training, the Police Headquarters has developed two documentaries, a 15-minute audiovisual content and a nine-minute film, alongside a booklet.
The training of 150 master trainers was conducted at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka from August 31 to September 2. Moving forward, the plan is to develop 1,292 master trainers, or trainers of trainers (ToT), at 19 police training centres across the country. These trainers will subsequently train more than 1.5 lakh police personnel for poll duty.