The training programme has been undertaken in the wake of unpleasant incidents between the police and journalists and political activists especially during political programmes like hartal which are expected to rise in the coming days.

"I have asked my forces not to misbehave with senior [political] leaders, journalists--particularly photojournalists, and women during hartal," DMP Commissioner SM Mizanur Rahman yesterday told journalists at a views-exchanging programme at the Rajarbagh Telecom Auditorium.

Senior police officials of DMP were present at the programme with crime reporters and photojournalists.

Mizanur Rahman said he even asked the police not to arrest any picket if it were to lead to an entanglement with journalists.

Referring to the assault on a veteran journalist in Chittagong, the DMP commissioner said he is personally ashamed of the incident and sorry for it.

The commissioner said the administration is trying to modernise the behaviour of police.

A number of journalists at the programme said many journalists including photographers have no orientation about their profession and sometimes act beyond their jurisdiction.

The DMP recently arranged a two-day training programme at the Rajarbagh Police Lines where video footages of different incidents were shown to policemen so that they could correct their behaviour.