Beat Policing Assembly Held at Brahmanbaria Railway Station to Raise Public Awareness

M Badal Khandaker (District Correspondent) Brahmanbaria. A public awareness beat policing assembly was held at Brahmanbaria Railway Station to prevent narcotics, smuggling, militancy, stone pelting at trains, chain pulling, and traveling on the engine and roof of trains. The assembly was organized on Wednesday (September 16) at 8 pm by the Brahmanbaria Railway Police Outpost and Sylhet Railway District. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bangladesh Railway Police Station, Akhaura, Abdul Quddus spoke as the chief guest at the assembly. Sub-Inspector (SI) Shah Alam, in-charge of Brahmanbaria Railway Police Outpost, spoke as the special guest. Speakers at the assembly included convener of Oikkyabaddha Sadar Brahmanbaria, Sheikh Arif Billah Azizi and former convener of the organization Mohammad Saber Hossain. The speakers called on everyone to play an aware and responsible role in preventing drugs, smuggling and criminal activities to ensure the safety of railway passengers. At the same time, passengers and the general public were urged to refrain from throwing stones at moving trains, unnecessary chain pulling, and risky travel on the engine and roof of trains. Conscious citizens, railway passengers and members of Oikkyabaddha Sadar Brahmanbaria were present at the time. It was mentioned in the assembly that along with the law enforcement agencies, awareness and cooperation of common people is important to prevent crime at railway stations and on trains.