Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
Claims PRP survey
Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one.
PRP, in collaboration with Bangladesh Police, organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2.
Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman, also national project director of PRP, said majority of the people, who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year, have said that the country's law and order situation has improved over the last two years.
The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police, he said.
"I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as well,” he said.
“One of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRP,” he added.
PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice.
The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged, and women and children.
Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed, UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner, among others, addressed the function.
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