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Police to serve better through using technology: Palak
NATORE, Oct 17, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak today said police forces will provide better services to the people through utilizing technology.
The state minister said this while speaking as chief guest at a Bit policing rally at Singra upazila court ground of the district this morning.
Palak said the hotline-999 service center was launched in the country on December 12, 2017 at the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
So far, this service center has received 2.17 crore phone calls on the hotline and provided various citizen services.
The government is working to modernize the police force through technology, Palak said adding that work is underway to bring 1000 police stations of the country under high speed internet optical fiber cable.
Piloting work is underway in five police stations across the country to launch online citizen service activities including general dairy, the state minister added.
The government’s information and communication technology department is working tirelessly to stop corruption and harassment through introducing online-based services, he said.
Palak also said that with the launching of the Bit policing program, all the citizens of rural areas will get the desired service of the police by sitting at home.
Among others, Singra Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mst. Nasrin Banu and Mayor of Singra Municipality Jannatul Ferdous were present the programme with Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Singra Police Station Nur-E-Alam Siddique in the chair.
Later, the state minister distributed cheques of Taka 3.55 lakh among 17 religious institutions and provided 47 tonnes of rice for 95 puja mandaps in the upazila on the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja in the upazila auditorium.
BSS/CORR/TIT/FI/ 1645 hrs