RAJSHAHI, June 7, 2024 (BSS)- Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has launched
a school visiting programme everywhere in the metropolis with the main thrust
of sensitizing the students and teachers against various forms of social
crimes.

In phases, all the 519 educational institutions will be brought under the
awareness and sensitization campaign in all 12 police stations to boost the
level of confidence of the students.

RMP Commissioner Biplob Bijoy Talukder said they have launched the programme
as per their social responsibilities to make the city safe and secured.

On the initial day of the programme on Thursday, RMP officials arranged view-
sharing meeting with students in 17 institutions talking about the
detrimental impacts of drug-addiction, eve-teasing, cybercrimes, child
marriage, dowry, juvenile gang and human trafficking.

The students were also given ideas on how to cross the roads safely to abide
by the traffic rules.

During the spontaneous and participatory open discussion, the students were
fervently requested to use social media cautiously besides remaining away
from drug-addiction.

Officer-in-Charges of all the police stations, bit officers, teachers and
others concerned were engaged in the school visiting programme.

The commissioner said that the present government has declared zero tolerance
to drug-addiction and bringing the school-going youths under the need-based
awareness programmes can be the crucial means of protecting the young
generation from the grip of social crimes.
 
"We have to build a healthy society to achieve sustainable development
goals," he said, adding that the movement against drug abuse will have to be
turned into a social movement.

RMP Commissioner Biplob Bijoy Talukder said they are putting in their level
best efforts for maintaining peace and tranquility everywhere in the
metropolis through people's participation.
 
They are conducting motorbike rehearsal by police teams on different main
roads and tourists and amusement spots so that the peace-loving people are
sensitized against the social crimes, he added.

 
Students of schools and colleges are being discouraged from going outside
during their academic time. Guardians are also being requested to care about
their kids for their proper grooming.

In adjacent and surrounding areas of educational institutions, unnecessary
gatherings of youths and juveniles who are supposed to be derailed are
brought under surveillance to prevent eve-teasing and to control juvenile
crimes.