Key Points
In the last phase of the violence and after Sheikh Hasina resigned as the PM and fled the country, police stations were burnt down and dozens of cops were lynched..
Now, police personnel are scared of rejoining duty...
Despite Thursday's meeting between armed forces and law enforcement agencies, which decided to restart operations at all police stations within 24 hours, many stations across the country remained non-operational on Thursday, reported the Dhaka-based Prothom Alo...
The new Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) instructed officers to start working from the stations as soon as possible and urged them to at least set up basic facilities like chairs and tables to begin services...
While much of the violence targeted police personnel and establishments, leaving stations deserted, ordinary citizens, students, and religious minorities, including Hindus, were left vulnerable to the attacks..
