The police reform debate seems to be attracting a wider and more serious audience.
Over 80,000 members of the police force, which comprises around 2 lakh personnel, were recruited over the past 15 years based on their political affiliations, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali yesterday.
Militarisation of police force cannot be accepted under any pretext
But without political reforms, any change risks being superficial
Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, Rajshahi, yesterday discharged 58 more trainee sub-inspectors (SIs) from the 40th outside cadet batch on the grounds of “breaching discipline”.
60 officials of BFIU, Bangladesh Police, NBR, ACC, BSEC and the Department of Narcotics Control will receive the training
The stage was all set. The Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah was decked up for the year’s highlight. Another batch of assistant superintendents was about to pass out. Many of the guests and dignitaries had already arrived in Rajshahi the evening before. They would watch 62 ASPs — all BCS recruits — march in their passing-out parade.
A total of 252 trainee sub-inspectors (SIs) of the 40th Outside Cadet batch have been dismissed just a month before graduating from the Sarda Police Academy in Rajshahi.
Independent oversight body is needed to investigate such crimes
A policeman who recently tested negative for Covid-19 reportedly dies by suicide in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
Newly appointed Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed is adorned with the IGP rank badge.
Bangladesh Police today issued a warning against those running fake social media pages using its name and logo and urged people to be cautious about any propaganda run through unverified pages and groups.
Police headquarters says that the general people's respect and love is the police force's strength and their attitude to serve people with dedication would continue during the coronavirus crisis.
Bangladesh Police says that it is not allowing anyone to enter or leave Dhaka, except for emergency services.
The ministry of home affairs creates 215 new posts of superintendent of police in its organogram.
Police arrest one person in a case filed over sexually harassing a female student of Jagannath University (JnU) near Victoria Park in Old Dhaka on March 6.
A lawyer who represented and secured bail for a group accused in a fraud case, later became their victim after the group abducted his son.
A policeman reportedly dies by suicide in Dhaka’s Mirpur-14.
Thirteen-year-old Aronno, son of a police sub-inspector, has been missing for the last four days after he went out of his Bashabo residence.
