Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary on Tuesday said police officers suspected of drug abuse will be subjected to a drug test, reports BSS.
“This is the first time police recruits were subjected to a drug test before they joined the force. Other law enforcement agencies are following suit, ” IGP Javed Patwary said in Rajshahi police lines.
He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating the newly constructed police lines barrack building and barrack building for women police at Rajshahi Police Lines as chief guest.
The six-storied barrack building will accommodate 515 policemen while the two-storied women police barrack will house 255 women police.
DIG of Police of Rajshahi Range Khurshid Hossain, RMP Commissioner Hafiz Akhter and other senior police officers were present on the occasion.