Home Adviser of the interim government Lieutenant General
(retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government would
transform Ansar-VDP into a skilled, well-organised, befitting and professional
force through requisite reformation.
"The government will reform the Bangladesh Ansar and
Village Defence Party (Ansar-VDP) with a target to make it a skilled,
well-organized, professional and befitting force ... The ministry will do
whatever is needed for the reformation," he said. The adviser told the
concluding parade of the basic training programme of 40th BCS (Ansar) cadre
officials and 25th batch sipahi recruit (male) of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP at
Bangladesh Aasar VDP academy at Shafipur in Gazipur on Wednesday morning. The
home adviser said the paramilitary auxiliary force has performed a significant
role in the overall development of the country, including maintaining law and
order.
After ousting of the autocratic regime led by Sheikh Hasina
through the student-people uprising, the Ansar and VDP personnel have been
working sincerely to protect important establishments, including police
stations and airports, risking their lives, he said.
