Khulna DIG pledges impartial policing, stronger drug control, anti-gambling measures and improved police-media cooperation. Photo : BSS

MEHERPUR, Aug 10, 2026 (BSS) - Khulna Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Md Mostafizur Rahman today said police would discharge their duties impartially, rising above all political affiliations and without being influenced by any particular group.

"Police will work impartially, above all political affiliations. At the state level, too, the police are not under any pressure," he said.

The DIG made the remarks while exchanging views with journalists at the conference room of the Meherpur Superintendent of Police (SP) office. 

The meeting discussed the district's law-and-order situation, drug control, online gambling, harassment of women, police-media relations and ensuring the supply of accurate information to the media.

Responding to a question about whether the present police leadership is considering structural reforms to prevent any future government or political force from using the police for partisan purposes, Mostafizur Rahman said the issue was being considered seriously.

On drug control, he said no involvement of any police member in drugs would be tolerated.
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Not only drug users, but also drug traders and anyone involved in drugs in any manner will be brought under the law," he said.

The DIG said action would also be taken against police personnel if evidence of their involvement in drugs was found.

He also announced a strict stance against online gambling, saying law enforcement agencies would have to work more actively to curb the practice.

"If online gambling can be eliminated in Meherpur, it will be possible to eradicate the practice in other districts of the country as well," he said.

The DIG also stressed the need to prevent harassment of women, saying such acts in any form would not be tolerated and those involved would face legal action.

He called for stronger information sharing between police and the media, noting that false and misleading information is sometimes spread through online-based fake news platforms.

"If the police provide journalists with rapid and accurate information, it will be possible to prevent the spread of such misinformation to a significant extent," he said.

The meeting was chaired by Meherpur SP Ujjal Kumar Ray. Additional Superintendent of Police Jamirul Rahman Khan also spoke.

Meherpur District Press Club President Tojammel Azam, Meherpur Press Club President Faruk Hossain, Meherpur Protidin Editor Yadul Momin, and journalists Dilruba Khatun, Majedul Haque Manik, Tofayel Hossain and Khan Mahmud Al Rafi, among others, were present.