Threaten legal action
Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) came down heavily on TIB, raising questions whether its recently published report was prepared after interviewing militant operatives or addicts.
BPSA also rejected Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)’s repot, which showed the police most corrupt institution, and termed the report “non-realistic, partial and ill-intentional.”
BPSA officials made the remark at a press conference at the police headquarters in the city yesterday.
Additional Inspector General of Police (Admin and Operation) AKM Shahidul Hoque, also the president of the BPSA, said they are taking preparation for legal action against TIB for terming police corrupt unlawfully.
They said only a court can term individuals or organisations corrupt but anybody else cannot exercise the power.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed said a vested quarter, which does not like Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and democracy, is behind the report.
He also said TIB’s methodology used in the survey and the way of sample selection for conducting the interview are questionable.
He expressed his confusion whether JMB operatives or drug addicts were interviewed to prepare the report and demanded making public of the names of the interviewees.
High officials of the police headquarters and DMP were present at the press conference.
