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26 August 2009
New police recruits in Bangladesh have been given advice on how to dress more smartly. One of the country's leading beauticians has been giving them advice on what to wear and how to look.
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Mark Dummett
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The idea, according to Mazharal Haque, the vice principal of Bangladesh's top police academy, is to turn this batch of new recruits into world-class police leaders, fit to serve in United Nations Peacekeeping missions anywhere on the planet. They have just received lessons in grooming, personal hygiene, physical fitness, skincare, diet and dining etiquette.
Kaniz Almas Khan, who runs a chain of smart beauty parlours in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, as well as in Thailand, was also invited to show the new recruits how to wear clothes in matching colours. She also gave the 140 men and women a lesson in how to choose a good perfume and aftershave. She was quoted by the French Press Agency, AFP, as saying that the male officers were just as keen as the female officers, if not more, on looking good. "I was surprised to be asked," she said, "but it's great that people are becoming more conscious of their looks."
Mark Dummett, 大象传媒 News, Dhaka
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- batch of new recruits
group of people who have recently joined an institution or organisation (here, the police force)
- fit to serve
able and ready to work
- grooming
making yourself look attractive by brushing your hair, putting on make-up, etc.
- skincare
washing and cleaning your skin, especially your face (with soap and water or with special creams and lotions)
- dining etiquette
the polite or socially accepted way of behaving when eating food
- a chain
a group of businesses owned by one person or one company
- smart beauty parlours
fashionable beauty salons or shops
- matching colours
colours that are similar and go together well
- just as keen as
equally enthusiastic as
- more conscious of their looks
more aware or concerned about how they look
