Four new police stations in capital proposed: DMP chief

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has proposed the establishment of four new police stations in the capital to cope with the increase in the city’s population and expansion of urbanization.

Proposal on setting up the Rayerbazar Police Station have already reached the Home Ministry, said DMP Commissioner Md Sarwar at an event on Friday.

At the event, the DMP chief inaugurated the “Khilkhet Police Outpost” at Police Officers Housing Society-1 area.

At present, the law and order situation in Rayerbazar area is maintained by the Mohammadpur Police Station. The proposed new police station would significantly reduce workload at the Mohammadpur Police Station, allowing it to focus more on the heightened security situation brewing in nearby Mohammadpur areas.

The DMP has also proposed a second new police station under the areas presently monitored by the Mohammadpour Police Station. The areas for the police station would include parts of Mohammadpur proper, Adabar and Hazaribagh.

The other two proposed stations are: a new station in Khilgaon area, and a “Bashundhara Police Station” comprising Bhatara, Badda and Khilkhet areas.

Md Sarwar also said that the Police Headquarters has facilitated the set-up of new accommodation facilities for 8,000 DMP personnel over the past few months.

The new and expanded dormitories have been set up in Nilkhet Police Outpost, Demra Police Line, 20-story building in Mirpur Police Line, Purbachal’s 20-story building of the Police Headquarters, 10-acre area in Diabari Police Line, and in Basila Police Line.

At Basila Police Line, a new office for Tejgaon Traffic Police Division has been launched, a motor driving training school has been launched, and the MTO workshop from Rajarbagh Police Line is being transferred.

There are also plans for setting up four new police stations and outposts in the Purbachal area, should the area be included under the Dhaka North City Corporation, the DMP chief noted.