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Published : 19 Jun 2026, 03:24 PM
Recent attacks on police officers are not the result of any shortcomings within the force but rather a “behavioural issue”, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam has said.
The comment came at a press briefing on Friday after two police officers were injured during an operation in Adabor.
Adabor Police Station chief and a sub-inspector were attacked with machetes on Tuesday afternoon while pursuing suspects linked to the robbery of a bKash agent earlier that day.
Police personnel have faced repeated attacks since the July Uprising, during which law enforcers were frequently targeted.
Asked about the issue, Nazrul said: “The law and order situation after Aug 5 was challenging. We may not have achieved one hundred percent success, but we are making every effort and continuing to work towards improvement.”
“We are striving to restore police morale and ensure officers can play a more active role in safeguarding the public. Those efforts will continue.”
The briefing was called to announce the arrest of four suspects by Jatrabari Police and the recovery of firearms, ammunition and drugs.
On Mar 2, an official of the Department of Narcotics Control was shot during an operation in Sayedabad.
Three suspects were initially arrested with firearms in a case filed with Wari Police.
Their statements led investigators to alleged criminal Ismail Hossain Sajal, alias Auto Sajal, who was accused of supplying the weapon used in the attack.
Sajal was arrested in a raid in Sayedabad on Thursday night.
Based on information he provided, police later arrested three of his associates from a house in Swamibagh under Gendaria Police Station.
During the operation, police recovered large caches of firearms, ammunitions, as well as drugs, cash, and four mobile phones.
Asked whether the recovered firearms looted from police during the 2024 unrest, Nazrul said it was too early to determine.
He said each firearm’s serial number was being cross-checked to verify if they were stolen.
He added that five of the 77 rounds of ammunition were police-issued, while the remaining 72 rounds were not.
Investigators believe those bullets were obtained from other sources.
