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Role of police

4 May 2006, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Abu Bakar, Rupnagar, Mirpur, Dhaka
4 May 2006, 18:00 PM
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Police department is the first and most important law enforcement authority, which enforces law in society in the interest of people in general. That is, their duty is to keep society free from any sort of violence. In a growing democratic country like Bangladesh, police should help the development process of democracy. Therefore they have to work independently and impartially.

In the context of Bangladesh, the situation is just opposite. Here police have been politicised, which is indeed a dangerous proposition.

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Bangladesh became independent in 1971 with the dream of establishing DEMOCRACY in every sphere of the state . We dreamt of such a state where we would live like free citizens and would express our opinion without any fear.

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But, after three decades and a half of our independence, we, the new generation, find Bangladesh a police state in the guise of democracy.

Md. Shohel Khan, West Sanarpar, Demra, Dhaka