Dhaka, July 26 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has urged all landlords, tenants and mess residents in the capital to register with the Citizen Information Management System (CIMS), saying the digital database is playing an important role in strengthening public safety and technology-based policing.

According to the DMP, around 3,673,238 households have so far been registered in the CIMS database, which contains information on more than five million residents. Describing the initiative as an ongoing process, the police said participation by all city residents is essential to ensuring both individual and national security.

The software-based CIMS programme was formally launched at Ramna Police Station on Sept 1, 2016, to enhance se...