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BSS, Rangpur

A views-exchange meeting organised with a view to curbing social crimes through community policing was held on the Pirgacha thana premises on Saturday. Chaired by Officer-in-Charge of Pirgacha Police Station Jatindranath Sharma, the meeting was attended by Additional Police super of Rangpur Paritosh Ghosh as the chief guest while ASP Shahjahan from Rangpur RAN camp was present as special guest.

President of Pirgacha upazila unit of community policing committee Khondker Abul Hasnat, Fakhrul Alam, headmasters Khondker Motiar Rahman and Sofer Uddin, businessmen community leader Abdullah Al Mahmud, Khorshed Alam, addressed, among others. All members of the upazila community policing committee, UP chairmen and members, local elite and members of the civil society were present.

The speakers narrated the essence of community policing involving all people to eradicate social crimes and curses like dowry, child marriage, drug addiction, drug trafficking and smuggling, gambling through reviving the lost social values.