Four Home Ministry and Police Officials to Visit the Netherlands for Dog Selection

Four officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Bangladesh Police are set to visit the Netherlands to participate in a dog selection and evaluation programme. The five-day official visit will be fully funded by the supplier company, with no financial burden on the government, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The information was disclosed in an office order issued by the ministry on Tuesday (November 10).

The four officials approved for the visit are Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Mirza Mohammad Ali Reza; Additional Deputy Inspector General Mohammad Bashir Ahmed of Uttara 13 Armed Police Battalion; Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shamim Hossain of the Special Response Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police; and Veterinary Officer of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mohammad Gias Uddin Ibne Rahman.

According to the order, the officials will participate in the dog selection and evaluation programme in the Netherlands from November 15 to 19, or at the nearest possible dates. The programme will last five days, excluding travel and transit time.

The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the supplier company would bear all expenses related to the officials' overseas visit, transportation and other associated costs. Consequently, the trip will involve no financial expenditure by the Bangladesh government.

The order also states that the travel and transit periods will be treated as part of their official duties. However, the officials will not be permitted to remain abroad beyond the approved period.

The officials have also been instructed to submit a report to the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs within 15 days of their return to Bangladesh.

Deputy Secretary Mohammad Shariful Islam, who signed the order, told the media that the office order had been issued in accordance with the government's decision. However, he declined to provide further details about the visit.

The published order does not specify the intended purpose of the selected dogs, the number of dogs to be procured or the identity of the supplier company.