Fifty-eight more cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) of Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah in Rajshahi have been relieved for ‘breaching discipline’ during the training session.
The Bangladesh Police Academy on Monday discharged the trainee sub-inspectors from the 40th cadet batch. A senior official of the academy confirmed the matter. He said that the discharge letters were sent to the home addresses of the 58 trainees.
Assistant Inspector General (Media and Public Relations) of Police Headquarters Inamul Haque Sagar told media that cadet sub-inspectors were relieved from their posts on charges of breaching discipline. The SIs were in training at Sarda Police Academy but engaged anti-disciplinary activities, he added.
Earlier on October 22, at total of 250 cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) were dismissed from the academy due to violations of disciplinary codes. The training which started earlier this year was initially scheduled to conclude on November 4.
This decision was taken amid the growing demand for reform in the police administration following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5.
Meanwhile on October 25, the authorities concerned issued two separate show cause notices to 59 trainee sub-inspectors (SIs) during training sessions at the Bangladesh Police Academy.
The Sarda Police Academy is the primary training institute for new recruits in the Bangladesh Police.
Founded after the country’s independence in 1971, the academy is responsible for producing officers who uphold the law and maintain public order.