Bangladesh News

For the first time a senior police official from the country will be posted to Interpol’s general secretariat in Lyon of France.

Besides, three analysts from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and a Special Branch (SB) officer will receive advanced analytical training there.

Visiting Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble spoke to the reporters about the decisions after a meeting with Home Adviser Major General (retd) MA Matin yesterday.

The move to second a senior official to Lyon and send four other officials for training came under an agreement signed between Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad and the Interpol boss yesterday, says a press release.

The decision to send a senior police officer to Interpol secretariat underlines Bangladesh police’s continuing support and commitment to the world’s largest international police organization, it added.

It also said the Interpol secretary general agreed to send a two-member team to meet Bangladesh police representatives to work out additional ways for Interpol and its network of 186 member states to offer the country more technical assistance.

“Bangladesh’s decision to second a senior officer to Lyon is a significant one, especially given the competing demands on its scarce resources,” the press release quoted Noble as saying.

He also said it also recognises the need for national police to think beyond their borders, as the challenges facing law enforcement in the 21st century are international, not just national.

He also said posting of a Bangladeshi police officer to Lyon and his experience of working with officers from around the world would benefit Bangladesh citizens, Interpol and the wider international police community.

Officials from 80 countries are currently stationed at the Interpol general secretariat and its regional bureaus, including more than 150 law enforcement officers seconded by their national administrations.