Plea for installing CCTV cameras to avert crimes
State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Advocate Qamrul Islam on Saturday said installation of closed-circuit
television (CCTV) cameras should be made mandatory in apartments and
industrial units for strengthening overall security system to avert
crimes and other untoward situations, reports BSS .
Crimes are being
committed easily in apartments, industrial units and different
commercial establishm-ents due to lack of proper security and law
enforcers are facing difficulties to trace the culprits of particular
crimes, he told a roundtable discussion at Dhaka Reports Unity (DRU)
here.
Mother Teresa Memorial Society Bangladesh (MTMSB) organized
the discussion on ‘Installation of CCTV cameras at residential buildings
and industrial units for security’ with MRMSB Chief Advisor Dr Mizanur
Rahman Shelley in the chair.
Chairman of Board of Director of
Bangladesh Agriculture Bank Khandaker Ibrahim Khalid, Additional
Secretary of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management Asit Kumar
Mukut Moni and Commanding Officer of RAB Lt Col Md. Rafiqul Islam, among
others, spoke.
Qumrul said CCTV cameras could be used as effective
tool to find out clues of particular crimes, which significantly will
reduce crimes in the society as a whole.
The country witnessed an
impressive progress in the field of information communication technology
due to time-befitting initiatives taken by the present government, he
said adding technological advancement should be utilized in
strengthening security system for ensuring security of life and
property.
Lt Col Rafiqul said United State of America used CCTV
cameras in 1940 and it gave permission of use of CCTV cameras at private
organizations in 1949 while United Kingdom(UK) used CCTV cameras in
1960.
Australia is the most successful country for using CCTV
cameras in its security purposes, he said adding Bangladesh can use CCTV
cameras in strengthening security in different places of society
including residential buildings, industrial units and different other
busy places.
Lt Col Rafiqul said city dwellers could install CCTV
cameras easily at their apartments as the price of CCTV is within the
capacity of the people.
Other speakers observed that crime pattern
has been changed in society due to advancement of technology and high
population growth rate. Technological advantages including CCTV cameras
should be applied in residential areas and potential zones of crimes to
discourage criminals for committing crimes, they added.
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