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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

September 23, 2023
September 23, 2023

How to become a police officer

This much sought after career requires a lot of hard work.

June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023

Messi was detained by Chinese police!

As Messi arrived in the country to lead his national team in this significant clash, he encountered a hurdle with the Chinese Border Police.

April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023

Police officer makes playback debut in ‘Kill Him’

Police officer Tohidul Islam is all set to make his debut as a playback artiste in the upcoming film, “Kill Him”—which is set to be released this upcoming Eid.

February 14, 2023
February 14, 2023

The long road since 48 hours

After the investigating officer being changed six times, the case has, in all probability, stalled.

July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022

Shaheen Shah Afridi joins police!

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police department appointed Pakistani cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi as a goodwill ambassador to promote the soft image of the law enforcement agency among the citizens.

July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022

Premier League player arrested on suspicion of rape

An international footballer who plays in the Premier League has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of rape.

June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

A tangled web: 11 law enforcement units in charge of Padma Bridge

A day after Padma Bridge was opened, two young men died in a motorcycle accident on the bridge on Sunday (June 26, 2022).

May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022

Govt report on enforced disappearance masks a bigger problem

Justice for the victims of enforced disappearance must be ensured

May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022

Indian SC recognises rights, dignity of sex workers; orders police not to harass them

India’s Supreme Court has directed police forces in all states and federally-run territories to treat sex workers with dignity and not to abuse them, verbally or physically, and observed that every individual in the country has a right to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

Shooting tragedy shows the fault lines of US gun policy

Stricter gun law is the only solution to such violence