Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner SM Sazzat Ali on Sunday said that the law enforcement agencies were facing various challenges over the next national elections.
鈥榃e are facing various challenges centring the next elections. Despite our tight schedules and responsibilities, efforts are on to strengthen our football team. As part of this, the inclusion of new players will further strengthen Police Football Club,鈥� he said.
The DMP commissioner came up with the remarks while speaking at a contract signing ceremony held at the Armed Police Battalion headquarters in Uttara of Dhaka where new players and a coach were officially inducted into the Bangladesh Police Football Club.
Ali Hossain Fakir, chief of the APBn and additional IGP, who was present at the event, said that cricket team had created a new identity for Bangladesh on the global stage.
鈥楤angladesh Police Football Club will play a vital role in reviving the country鈥檚 football legacy. With professionalism and strong willpower, we believe we will become champions one day,鈥� he added.
Additional commissioner-administration of the DMP and vice-president of Police Football Club Faruk Ahmed also spoke at the event.
Bangladesh Police Football Club recruited two players from Brazil, one from Uganda, one from Gambia, two from Nepal, one from Bhutan and a fitness coach from Iran.
