Prime Minister Tarique inaugurates Police Week

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated Police Week-2026.

The prime minister inaugurated the four-day-long event with the annual parade at Rajarbagh Police Lines grounds on Sunday morning.

The theme of this year’s Police Week is “My Police, My Country, Bangladesh Comes First”

The programmes for Police Week that kicked off on Sunday will continue until May 13.

The prime minister inspected and received salutes by an orderly, impressive and colourful parade of various police contingents and flag-carrying teams. He rode in an open jeep during the inspection.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Naser Rikabder led the annual police parade.

This is the first Police Week celebrated by the BNP government since it came to power after winning an absolute majority in the 13th general elections.

When the prime minister arrived at the venue at 9am, he was welcomed by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir, and Additional IGP AKM Awlad Hossain.

Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, cabinet members, lawmakers and senior government officials along with additional IGPs, DIGs were also present at the event.

The event began with the national anthem.