police accountability
Can police investigate police crimes with impartiality?
Independent oversight body is needed to investigate such crimes
Police must come out of their cocoon
Continued dysfunction within the force is risking public safety
Why we need democratic policing
Why are the deficits in democratic policing so glaring?
No innocent should be harassed legally
Directive for police officers must be enforced properly
Restoring full police capacity is vital for public security
Police must be able to carry out law and order duties
The necessity for substantive police reform
For police reform to be substantive, the first order of business should be the enactment of a new Police Act
Police reform requires more than a change in uniform
Police reform is a complex process and requires support from a coalition of a broad group of stakeholders.
Police will be better off focusing on probing graft allegations
The BPSA statement sets a dangerous precedent
When the powerful prey upon the vulnerable
Alleged abuse of power by Benazir must be investigated properly
Why the reluctance to rethink police powers?
On July 13, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court once again upheld the guidelines to stop the arbitrary arrests made by police based on suspicion
Court’s order to sue police for torture commendable
Now it must be ensured that the order is followed through.
Police must step up amid rising crime
Co-opting private CCTVs for surveillance can only be part of a greater effort
Hasan and Sohel deserve justice
Police authorities must unearth the truth behind questionable DB raid and arrests in 2016
Mechanisms to hold the police accountable do exist; why aren't we using them?
It is imperative to bring the police under a system of accountability that earns public confidence.
Four custodial ‘suicides’ is four too many
Police must be held responsible for deaths in their custody
Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care
Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.
The politicisation of police
Police have been used regularly to muzzle the opposition in Bangladesh
The imperative of police accountability
It needs to be borne in mind that the key to the criminal justice system is the application of the principles of accountability to the investigative, prosecution and trial systems.