Every Union's Main Road to Be Named 'Gram Police Road'

In recognition of the contribution of village police members who maintain law and order and social security at the grassroots level, the government has decided to name the main road of every union in the country 'Gram Police Road'.

At the same time, instructions have been given to implement a 'Gram Police Social Forestry' programme by planting at least one thousand trees along the roads concerned, for the protection of the environment.

The Local Government Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives recently issued a circular in this regard. In an official letter sent on 8 November, all upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) were urged to implement the instruction on a priority basis.

The circular said the decisions were taken at the 'Gram Police Grand Rally-2026', held on 7 November at the National Parade Ground in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to honour village police members who discharge their duties round the clock in rural areas.

According to the instruction, one main communication route under each union parishad in the country must be named 'Gram Police Road'.

At the same time, it has been made mandatory to bring the road under social forestry by planting at least one thousand saplings on both sides of the road, with the involvement of the village police members of the union concerned.

According to the ministry's decision, 40 percent of the future income from this social forestry project will be distributed directly among the village police members of the union concerned, and the remaining 60 percent will be kept in a fund for the sustainable development of the environment and ecology at the union level.

Upazila nirbahi officers have been instructed to inform the Local Government Division of the progress after the successful implementation of the initiative in the shortest possible time in every union at the field level.

For ease of supervision, copies of the circular have also been sent to divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners and deputy directors (local government).

With this government decision, alongside recognising village police members, an environmental protection initiative has also been taken by planting one thousand trees in every union.