Dhaka:The Local Government Division (LGD) of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has issued a directive to name the main road in every union parishad across the country as the 'Gram Police Road' (village police road).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the directive also includes a 'Gram Police Social Afforestation' programme, which involves planting at least 1,000 trees along each of these roads. The LGD issued a letter on November 8, instructing the Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) to take necessary steps to implement this programme.
The letter highlighted that the 'Gram Police Grand Rally-2026' took place at the National Parade Ground on November 7 with the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. During the rally, several decisions were made to recognize the contributions of Gram Police members in maintaining law and order and ensuring social security in rural areas. One of the key decisions was to designate the main road in every union as 'Gram Police Road' and have Gram Police members plant trees along these roads under the social afforestation programme.
The directive further stated that 40 percent of the profits from the social afforestation initiative would be shared among the village police members at the respective unions, while the remaining 60 percent would be allocated for environment-friendly activities in those unions. The Local Government Division has instructed the Upazila Nirbahi Officers to prioritize implementing the programme in every union under their upazilas and report back once it is successfully completed.
Copies of the directive have been distributed to relevant officials, including Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and Deputy Directors of the Local Government.