IGP leaves for France to attend Interpol Biosecurity Conference

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir left Dhaka for France on Sunday morning (1 November) to attend the 2nd INTERPOL Global Biosecurity Conference.

The three-day conference will be held from 3 to 5 November 2026 at INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, France, organised by INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Unit.

Law enforcement officials and representatives of partner agencies from different regions of the world, biosecurity experts and academics are expected to attend the conference.

The conference will review current and emerging biosecurity threats and discuss practical and effective measures to address potential risks.

The IGP is scheduled to return to Bangladesh on 7 November after attending the conference.