Dhaka, April 28 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Baharul Alam on Monday said the police force is still awaiting the implementation of the recommendations made by the Police Reform Commission.

"We were very hopeful about the Police Reform Commission. We wished for the police administration to be governed by an independent commission rather than being directly under the executive. We also submitted our opinions on several matters to the commission," he said while addressing a press briefing on Police Week at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, were, among others, present at the briefing.

The police chief said the Home Ministr...