No Eid for cops

Mohammad Sharif was on duty in the capital, while thousands of people left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.

On Eid day, when people were celebrating the festival with their near and dear ones, Sharif, a constable of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, was posted at the Central Eidgah in Dhaka to ensure security.

"I have not celebrated Eid with my families in the last three years because of my duty," said Sharif, who hails from Mymensingh.

He hoped to spend the next Eid with his family.

According to a press statement of Police Headquarters, around 80 percent of the total police force was on duty on Eid day.

Around 1.15 lakh cops out of 1.56 lakh could not go to their home villages in Eid vacation, it added.

All offices were closed but police officers were on duty on highways and other roads, shopping malls and Eidgahs to ensure people's security.

In the statement, Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque said, "It pleases us when we can reduce people's sufferings."