Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Logistics, Finance and Procurement) Hasan Md Shawkat Ali on Wednesday handed over 10 new patrolling vehicles to 10 police stations under the DMP at Rajarbagh Police Lines.
Shawkat Ali said the vehicles were provided to increase the capacity of the police stations and patrolling.
Ninety-seven out of 186 vehicles of the DMP’s 22 police stations were burnt in the recent movement, causing losses of Tk nine crore, he said.
The DMP Commissioner has taken an initiative to add 50 vehicles to its fleet from his own fund, he said, adding initially 10 vehicles were added and 40 more would be added in phases.
Those police stations received vehicles are Jatrabari, Gulshan, Tejgaon, Kadamtali, Kamrangirchar, Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Motijheel and New Market.