Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali today stressed on people’s participation in checking crimes saying ‘people’s participation is crucial in containing the crimes’. In this context, he also lauded the initiative of the commoners for bringing the entire areas of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketon under CCTV coverage to check crimes.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Commissioner highlighted that with the initiative and financial support of the residents of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and Niketon, CCTVs have been set up in these areas. This step is expected to help prevent crimes and identify criminals. He made these remarks while attending a special meeting organized by the Law and Order Coordination Committee (LOCC) at Gulshan Police Station today as the chief guest.
LOCC President Barrister Omar Sadat stated that the LOCC was established with the joint initiative of societies in Gulshan, Baridhara, Banani, and Niketan to build a bridge of trust between the police and the public. Initially, the project started with 25 CCTV cameras, but currently, security services are being provided in the entire area through about 1500 CCTV cameras.
The organization’s Secretary General Shamsul Arefin Chowdhury presented the technical aspects, noting that this organization, built with public funding, is being run entirely under the supervision of the DMP. Vice President Shawkat Hossain Dilon mentioned that due to the installation of CCTV cameras throughout the area, street crime is practically non-existent.
In its 13-year journey, LOCC has proven how it is possible to make the security system more effective by using modern technology through citizen-police cooperation, he added. The people present expressed their opinion that this success in the Gulshan-Baridhara area can become a model for other areas of the capital.
The DMP Commissioner inspected the activities of the CCTV cameras installed in the Gulshan Thana Bhaban. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Police Commissioner (Administration) Md. Sarwar, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Md. Nazrul Islam, Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) Md. Zillur Rahman, along with senior DMP officials and leaders of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and Niketan societies, were present at the special meeting.