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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
Suspended DIG Prisons Bazlur denied bail again
A Dhaka court today again rejects the bail petition of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of prisons Bazlur Rashid in connection with a case filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond his known source of income.
State-of-the-art forensic lab in Rajshahi starts operation
A state-of-the-art forensic laboratory of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today starts operation in Rajshahi for examining evidence, detecting crime and identifying criminals in Rajshahi and Rangpur regions.
'Drug peddler' killed in Cox's Bazar ‘shootout’
A suspected drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Female cop found dead in Motijheel
Police recover a body of a female police constable from at AGB Colony in Motijheel area of Dhaka.
Constable recruitment: Police HQ warns against illegal monetary exchange
As recruitment of 9,680 police constables is going to start from June 22 in all 64 districts across the country, the Police Headquarters warns against any sort of illegal monetary exchange or adoption of unfair means.
Discharge duties upholding law, TIB urges police
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the police force to discharge their responsibilities upholding law and ignoring fear and favour.
Police want 'polls treat'
Police are pressing for promotion of 495 officials of the ranks of superintendent of police to additional inspector general ahead of the national elections.
3 cops shot during anti-drug drive in Dhaka
The policemen sustain bullet injuries during an anti-drug drive in Dhupkhola area of Dhaka.
Bar on phone browsing for on-duty cops
Policemen are barred from browsing mobile phones or staying engaged with the device while discharging duty in a directive issued from police headquarters.
Corruption in police
The comments of a deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) at a recent police conference show the prevalence of corruption in the postings of officers-in-charge and sub-inspectors. According to the DC, prospective OCs have to pay amounts as high as Tk 30 lakh to Tk 1.5 crore for their postings. The amount of bribes for transfers of sub-inspector also goes into the lakhs.