IGP calls for UNODC support for training to combat transnational crime

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam on Wednesday sought the cooperation of UNODC for various training programmes of the Bangladesh Police.

The IGP made the appeal when a four-member delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), led by South Asia Representative Marco Teixeira, paid him a courtesy visit at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) office on Wednesday afternoon, BSS reports.

The meeting emphasised on modern training at home and abroad and logistical support for Bangladesh Police to combat the rising crime, cybercrime, money laundering, transnational crime and human trafficking. It also emphasised on protection of human rights, crisis management and maintenance of law and order.

According to a press release from PHQ, the IGP thanked the UNODC authorities for their cooperation in various training courses for the Bangladesh Police.

The police chief expressed the hope that cooperation within the UNODC in the field of training of police personnel will continue in the coming days.

The delegation also assured the police of full cooperation in capacity building of the Bangladesh Police.