IGP says police effectiveness ‘dissatisfactory’, still recovering from Uprising ‘trauma’Bangladesh’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said the force has yet to fully regain its effectiveness following last year’s “traumatic” political upheaval and deadly violence targeting police. On Saturday, Baharul said efforts are underway to arrest “identified” criminals and those with pending cases, alongside broader preventive measures. “Our main challenge is making the force 100 percent effective after such a traumatic experience [last year],” he said at the Dhaka Range Reserve Force in Gendaria. We’re still in that process.”The fallout stems from the Aug 5, 2024, mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government. The transition to an interim government took time to stabilise law-enforcing operations, a recovery effort that is still a work in progress.

Source: bd News24 July 12, 2025 10:21 UTC