Ansar-VDP chief visits academy to inspect training facilities

Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud visited the Ansar-VDP Academy in Shafipur, Gazipur, on Saturday to review training activities, inspect development projects and assess the modernisation of training facilities.

During the visit on October 17, he exchanged views with academy officials, delivered a lecture to trainees of the 28th Recruit Sepoy (Male) batch and inaugurated a newly built simulator firing range.

At a meeting with officials, the director general stressed organisational coordination, uniform standards in duty performance, discipline and professionalism.

Addressing the recruits, he outlined the force’s organisational structure, objectives and role in maintaining public safety. He explained the activities of Battalion Ansar, General Ansar, deployed Ansar, VDP and Town Defence Party (TDP), highlighting the importance of coordination among the units.

He urged the trainees to serve the country and its people with patriotism, honesty, discipline and professional competence.

The director general also inspected the academy’s technical, cottage industry and vocational training programmes, including handicraft production and training activities.

He visited hospitality management training facilities where trainees were learning to prepare Thai-Chinese, Bengali and Indian dishes, as well as make coffee and juice. He instructed trainers and trainees to focus on regular practice and hands-on learning to develop practical skills that could generate income.

He also emphasised sharing acquired knowledge with others to help develop a skilled workforce.

During the visit, he inaugurated the newly built simulator firing range and inspected the 100-metre firing range and related training activities. He also visited a driving simulator, stressing the importance of technology-based, practical training to improve professional skills, ensure safe practice and strengthen operational preparedness.

The director general reviewed the use of solar power to supply electricity to various ongoing training activities at the academy. He also inspected staff residential facilities, a mosque complex under construction and the Aranya Resort.

He gave necessary instructions to the officials concerned on modernising training infrastructure, making effective use of alternative energy, improving accommodation and ensuring a better training environment for instructors and trainees.

The Bangladesh Ansar and VDP works to develop trained and responsible personnel to support public safety, maintain law and order, respond to disasters and contribute to socioeconomic development.

The visit is expected to support ongoing efforts to modernise the force’s training system, strengthen organisational coordination and enhance the technical and professional skills of its members.