The Canine (K9) Unit, specialised dog squad unit working under the special action unit of DMP’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) had ended its 10-week training program facilitated by four US embassy officials yesterday. The K9 unit consists of six Labradors and four German Shepherds with 25 certified dog handlers. DMP Commisioner Asaduzzaman Mia announced yesterday that they are trying to procure ten more dogs for the unit. CTTC sources said that the first dog squad was planned in 1996 but was not implemented. ADC Sanowar Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune that two factors were essential – purebred dogs and dogs with excellent sense of smell.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2016 18:33 UTC