Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today told the parliament that more than half of the police vehicles across the country were burnt or completely destroyed during the mass uprising of 2024.

“During the July-August movement, police stations and police installations were attacked, vandalised and set on fire in various parts of the country. This caused extensive logistical damage to the law enforcement forces,” he said during the question-and-answer session in the House.

“The most damage was to vehicles. More than half of the police vehicles were burnt or completely unusable at that time,” he added.

The minister said due to the destruction of a large number of vehicles, there was some disruption in the normal patrolling and law and order activities of the police.

“However, the current government is working to overcome this logistical crisis as soon as possible. The process of restoring the capacity of the police and adding new vehicles to the police fleet in place of the damaged vehicles is underway,” he added.

Salahuddin also said that the government is determined to restructure the police force as a disciplined, modern and people-friendly force.

“As part of this, a long-term plan has been adopted and the use of modern technology is being increased,” he added.