The Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner has authorized officers to shoot individuals caught setting vehicles ablaze or launching crude bomb attacks. Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali issued the directive via wireless communication to senior officials, citing existing legal provisions that permit such force when lives are endangered by arson or explosive devices.
The authorization follows growing security concerns related to violent incidents involving fires and homemade explosives in the capital. A similar measure was previously implemented in Chattogram, where Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hasib Aziz had permitted officers to deploy submachine guns against armed suspects presenting immediate dangers, a decision that generated divided public opinion across the nation.
The authorization follows growing security concerns related to violent incidents involving fires and homemade explosives in the capital. A similar measure was previously implemented in Chattogram, where Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hasib Aziz had permitted officers to deploy submachine guns against armed suspects presenting immediate dangers, a decision that generated divided public opinion across the nation.
