DHAKA, April 18, 2023 (BSS)-Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandkar Golam Faruq today provided financial assistance for the treatment of 116 injured and sick policemen.

He handed over the grants among the police personnel, who were injured while on duty and sick police members, at DMP headquarters here. 

After giving financial grant, the DMP Commissioner said, “You have spent a huge amount of money for your treatment, this grant is very less compared to the expenses.”

“We are trying to provide the highest grant from our fund. Considering the gravity of the injury we usually give Tk two lakh as grant. Besides, financial grants were given from the Traffic Welfare Fund, the Police Headquarters and the Government Welfare Fund,” he said.

The 70th meeting of the DMP Welfare Fund Management Committee was held at the DMP Headquarters on April 10 last. In the meeting, a total of Tk 48.20 lakhs were approved for 116 policemen, Faruq said.

Additional Commissioners AKM Hafiz Akhtar; Dr Kh Mahid Uddin; Muhammad Ashrafuzzaman, Md Asaduzzaman, Md Munibur Rahman and Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid; Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and other senior officials were also present.