United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged police members to take a vow so that no fascist or authoritarian force can further use them against the country and the freedom of its people. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Police Week-2026 at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital, he also asked them to put in their best efforts to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. “Standing on this soil stained with the blood of police personnel at the very dawn of independence, let us pledge anew today so that no more fascist or authoritarian force can again use police members against the country and the freedom of its people,” the Prime Minister said. He said the current government, formed through the people’s mandate after the bloody mass uprising of students and the public in 2024 following more than one and a half decades of anti-fascist democratic movements, reflects the aspirations of the country’s freedom-loving and democracy-seeking people. Tarique Rahman said people who had long suffered from attacks, cases, repression and deprivation now expect peace and security under the present democratic government.