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We need inclusive and gender-responsive community policing
On June 27, 2024, a discussion titled "Towards Gender Equality: Gender-Responsive Community Policing in Bangladesh" was organised jointly by UN Women and The Daily Star at The Daily Star Centre. Academicians, top female police officers, legal specialists, and gender activists participated in the event. Below is a summary of the key points from the discussion.
Opinion / The morale issues of Bangladesh Police
There is no denying that for a long time, the police have been used as a tool of repression in the subcontinent
Tables turn, but police stick to old tricks
That the former law minister Anisul Haque and Hasina’s private investment adviser Salman F Rahman had instigated armed goons to kill a 24-year-old stall employee in the New Market area, is ludicrous as it is laughable..While Salman is widely regarded as a mastermind for financial crimes, A
'We shoot one dead ... but the rest don't budge'
Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the protesters
Police to get new uniform, logo; committee formed
Change demanded by police due to mistrust of the force for recent acts
Sacked cops gather at Secretariat demanding jobs back
They are chanting slogans against former IGPs, DB Harun
Traffic police return to Dhaka streets after 6 days
They are working in tandem with students, who have been performing the duties of traffic police since Sheikh Hasina's resignation
Cops call off strike, set to join work today
Police members have called off their strike and are to report to their stations today.
Police can’t be used as killers, henchmen anymore: Sakhawat
Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hussain today said members of the police force cannot be used as killers or henchmen anymore
Police must resume duty immediately
Police personnel should immediately resume their regular duty to ensure people’s safety, said speakers at a public discourse yesterday.
Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home
The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.
Police knew about constable Kawsar's mental illness, IGP says
Police were aware of the mental illness of constable Kawsar Ali, who shot his colleague dead in Dhaka's Baridhara diplomatic zone on Saturday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said today
Submachine gun in the hands of an ‘unstable’ cop?
SMT-9 submachine gun -- a sophisticated weapon that can wreak havoc in the wrong hands.
Cop kills cop: Detectives have no clue about motive
Close-circuit television camera footage revealed details of an on-duty police constable killing another cop near the Palestinian embassy in the capital’s Baridhara Saturday night.
CCTV footage reveals more details of the fatal shooting
Police say more time needed to find the motive behind the incident near the Palestinian Embassy in Dhaka
Cop shot dead by colleague in Baridhara diplomatic zone
Both the policemen were on duty in front of the Palestinian embassy
Chittagong Range DIG Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament held
The Chittagong Range DIG Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament was held at the BKSP Chittagong Regional Training Centre on Sunday. KSRM, one of the biggest steel manufacturing companies of the country, was involved in arranging the event.
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.