Police-magistracy conference held

A police-magistracy conference was held at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Kurigram on Tuesday to discuss ways to improve coordination between police and the judiciary and speed up judicial proceedings.

The conference began at 3:30 PM, with Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Touhidul Islam Chowdhury presiding.

Among those present were Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanchit Biswas, Senior Judicial Magistrates Liton Chandra Roy, Mohammad Abu Taleb Mia and Mohammad Habibur Rahman Laizu Mia, and Judicial Magistrates Mohammad Abu Raihan and Mohammad Momtazul Hasan.

Additional Superintendent of Police in Kurigram, Deputy Civil Surgeon Mohammad Russell Ahmed, Kurigram Bar Association President Mohammad Fakhrul Islam and its General Secretary Mohammad Tajul Islam Sardar also attended the conference, along with officers-in-charge of all police stations in the district and other officials.

Discussions focused on case investigations, producing witnesses in court, obtaining medical reports, serving summons and executing arrest warrants.

Participants stressed the need for stronger coordination between police and the magistracy to make judicial proceedings more efficient and accessible to the public.