Advisers approve draft Police Commission Ordinance

The Council of Advisers on Thursday approved the draft Police Commission Ordinance-2025, aiming to make the police more people-friendly one.

Once the ordinance is promulgated, there will be a five-member commission under it, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and the commission will make recommendations to the government on issues such as investigating and resolving citizen complaints, resolving grievances of police members.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting the Chief Adviser’s Office.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan briefed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy after the meeting.

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder also spoke at the briefing.

Adviser Rizwana said the commission members will be a retired district judge, a retired officer not below the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police, a professor of a university who can be working or retired and a person with at least 15 years of experience in human rights and good governance.

Responding to a question, she said the names of the commission members will come through a selection committee and the government will make appointments based on that.

Regarding the purpose of the formation of the commission, the Adviser said the police will be made people-friendly and people-oriented and this commission will work in collaboration with the government.

The commission will recommend to the government what needs to be done to ensure that the police can work free from influence.

Besides, the commission will also identify where the police need to be modernized and what kind of training is needed to make the police human rights sensitive.

The meeting of the Council of Advisers also approved the proposal to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO).

The meeting also approved the draft of the National Regulatory Authority Ordinance on building construction.

The meeting gave in-principle approval to the Hi-Tech Park Authority Amendment Ordinance.