Dhaka, April 21 -- Bangladesh Police today (Monday) announced that it would offer foreign investors direct access to its dedicated emergency contact lines, enabling companies to report any incidents and receive immediate support.

The announcement came from the office of the Inspector General of Police, the national police chief, when the IGP, Baharul Alam, and the executive chairman of BIDA, Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, held a meeting with officials of six foreign companies whose establishments were vandalised during the recent protests over Gaza attacks, BSS reports citing a press release issued from the Chief Adviser's Press Wing.

The meeting, which was co-chaired by BIDA Executive Chairman and the Inspector General of Police, br...