The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has asked the police personnel at the field levels to go tough against any sort of terrorism, extortion and mugging.
"Take tougher legal action against terrorism, extortion and snatching," Md Akram Hossain, Additional Inspector General (crime and operations) told the field level police officers at a meeting held at the Police Headquarters on Monday morning.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the crimes committed in the last three months (July-September) across the country.
Akram also asked all concerned to enhance the ongoing joint operation nationwide to recover illegal firearms.
"Occupants of the illegal firearms would not be spared anymore," he vowed.
He asked the unit chiefs of the police to intensify intelligence vigilances across the country to capture the prisoners who fled from the jails alongside taking effective measures to stop dacoity on the highways.
The senior police officer asked all concerned to ensure services to the people appropriately, saying, "Showing negligence in providing services to the people would not be accepted."
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hassan, range Deputy Inspector General (DIG ) and police super attended the meeting on virtual platform while DIG (operations and additionally crime management) Md Rezaul Karim and concerned officers were present at the Police Headquarters site.
