The government is going to form a specialised cyber police unit to combat cybercrimes, social media rumors, and propaganda.
Besides, two new police training academies will also be established at Jungle Salimpur in Chattogram.
‘The nature and scale of crimes have changed in this era of modern information technology. To combat cybercrimes, social media rumors, and propaganda, a specialised Cyber Police Unit will be established,’ home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said.
He was addressing the ‘Prime Minister’s Directive Speech to Senior Police Officers’ as special guest at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday in the capital on the second day of the ongoing four-day Police Week 2026 event.
The minister also announced the decision to establish two new police training academies at Jungle Salimpur in Chattogram.
‘One academy will be dedicated to elite forces. The other will be for general forces. To ensure transparency and accountability in elite force operations, a separate legislation will be enacted,’ said Salahuddin.
There is no place for corruption within the police force, he said, adding that the government’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy against corruption would be strictly maintained while there would be no compromise over the chain of command and discipline within the force.
Prime minister Tarique Rahman attended the occasion as the chief guest, where the PM’s principal secretary ABM Abdus Sattar and home ministry senior secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury also spoke.
Reaffirming the government’s uncompromising stance against corruption, terrorism, and misrule, prime minister Tarique Rahman directed police officials to treat offenders strictly as criminals, regardless of their political identity, the state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported.
‘While working to combat corruption and terrorism, you may face pressure at times because of their political identity and influence. I want to make it clear today that you should not consider anyone’s political identity. Whoever commits a crime must be treated as a criminal,’ the BSS quoted the PM as saying.
‘The application of laws should be equal for all. You are not the protectors of any individual or political party; rather you are the protectors of the law. You should work to serve the state and the people as well,’ said the premier.
Meanwhile, home minister Salahuddin Ahmed also mentioned that necessary steps would be taken to modernise and increase the capacity of central and divisional police hospitals.
‘Additionally, subject to the availability of land, a full-fledged ‘Police Sports Complex’ will be built,’ he added.
Directing an increase in the use of body-worn cameras to ensure transparency in operational activities, the home minister said, ‘The police are being trained to follow the principle of minimum use of force in accordance with United Nations standards. We must be strategic in combating crimes, but human rights must not be violated under any circumstances.’
The four-day police week began on Sunday and will conclude tomorrow.
On the second day of the police week event, there were other segments, including annual conference of the Police Nari Kalyan Samity (PUNAK) -- a welfare organisation dedicated to the empowerment, welfare, and social development of police families, particularly women -- annual sports competition, and a conference between the higher level police officials and the home minister.
