Police training on capacity building for election duty formally launched
Police have already trained 150 master trainers under the modules at the PHQ in Dhaka from 31 August to 2 September
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury formally launched the training programme to enhance the skills and capacity of the police to perform election duties professionally.
He launched the training programme this morning (7 September) at Rajarbagh Police Auditorium in Dhaka as the chief guest.
Special Assistant to Chief Adviser Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Senior Home Secretary Nasimul Ghani and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam, among others, were present.
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More than 1.5 lakh policemen will be trained through the training programme to perform duties to help secure the planned national elections in February next year.
Police Headquarters' HR department has formulated nine training modules over the past three months, incorporating suggestions of election experts and lawyers under the dynamic leadership of the IGP and the Additional IGP for HR.
They expect the course will be effective in preparing police personnel to handle any law and order situation during the polls successfully.
Bangladesh Police has 130 smaller and four larger training centres across the country, where personnel will be trained under the course outline for election duties.
Police Headquarters has developed two documentaries: a 15-minute audiovisual content and a nine-minute film, along with a corresponding booklet.
Police have already trained 150 master trainers under the modules at the PHQ in Dhaka from 31 August to 2 September.
Additionally, they plan to develop 1,292 master trainers, or trainers of trainers (ToT), at 19 police training centres across the country in the coming days.
The trainers will later train more than 1.5 lakh police personnel to serve on poll duty.
