This new approach by the Diplomatic Security Department of the Dhaka City Police aims to promote the mental health of the police force amid the Corona virus, and they will also be able "to overcome the obesity that many faced during their career.
All members of the diplomatic department, dressed in white shirts and black pants, participate in yoga sessions under the supervision of professional trainers.
Yoga classes started on Sunday and will cover all of the unit's 1,200 members in the next two months, three sessions per week.
Despite the administration's efforts, it was found that many members of the force were not doing well in the mental health field as they carried out tasks such as burying the corpses of the victims of COVID-19 and transporting those infected with coronavirus to hospital.
As of Wednesday, the results of the HIV test showed that at least 6,826 Bangladeshi police personnel had died, 21 of them as a result of the disease, according to a statement issued by the country's police.
