Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has directed the police not to be misled by rumours rather to stay alert against propaganda.
“[You police] check any information at once after receiving it,” he said while addressing a programme at the capital’s Rajarbagh Police Auditorium on Saturday (Oct 26) on the occasion of Community Policing Day-2019.
Referring to the Bhola clash that left four dead, Kamal said, “All, especially the law enforcers, should stay alert about rumours so that any misinformation cannot spread through social media like Facebook.
“We saw such kinds of things in Bhola, Ramu and even Nasirnagar,” he added.
Calling on the community police to stop rumours, the minister said police have to face many challenges everyday and but their first task is to ensure that false information cannot spread.
“We have made the country free from terrorism and militancy. We can get rid of drugs too,” Kamal was quoted by BSS as saying.
None involved with drugs will be spared, he said, adding that legal action will be taken in this regard.
Kamal said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given the country a new height through her development activities as per the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
As the government has introduced the community policing system to ensure better security for the people, both the police and common people should work together to this end, he added.