On Monday, Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retired) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced the formation of a committee to overhaul the police service.

"Police reform is still in its early stages. Thus far, no committee has been established in this regard. But a primary committee to reform police will soon be established," he stated in his secretariat office to an eight-person UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) team led by Bangladesh Resident Representative Stefan Liller.

During the discussion, they discussed on different issues including police reform and rehabilitation of flood affected people, said a release here.

Jahangir said after accepting the recommendations and opinions of the preliminary committee, the process will be taken forward and the next course of action will be determined. At that time, formal discussions with UNDP and other interested countries will be held and their views and suggestions will be accepted, he added.

However, he said only those opinions and suggestions which are relevant in the context of Bangladesh will be considered for further action and implementation.

Liller said police reform in Bangladesh should be done in such a way that people can gain trust and confidence in the police and not be criticized.

He also said that the United Nations is ready to provide necessary technical and financial support in this regard.

In the meeting, the resident representative said that UNDP is conducting a study on flood rehabilitation in Bangladesh. Moreover, the meeting was informed that USD one billion will be spent on behalf of UNDP.