Dhaka, March 3
Bangladesh leadership has rejected the idea of a Police Commission, refusing to let go of its control over the law enforcers, local media reported on Monday.
Ignoring calls for holding police accountable through a separate commission, the Home Ministry of the South Asian nation rejected the idea of a Police Commission, reports.
Refusing to let go of its control over the police, the home ministry stated that the formation of an independent body, as the Police Reform Commission recommends, is unnecessary because the ministry is already doing what an independent body would be doing.
It claimed that the current laws, which are from the colonial era, are good enough, and there is no need for amendments.
"The image of the police has been tainted because certain policemen did not adhere to laws amid extra-legal political pressure," the Home Ministry's response read.