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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
5 police officials promoted to add IG, 15 others to DIG
Five police officials have been promoted to the post of additional inspector general of police while 15 others to the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG).
Top Jamaat leaders held in Dhaka
Police claim to have detained two political bigwigs of Jamaat-e-Islami and recovered a huge amount of explosives from their possession during a raid in Dholaipar area of Dhaka.
Diaz murder: Court asks cops to arrest accused
A Chittagong court asks police to arrest the Bangladesh Chhatra League central leader Diaz Irfan Chowdhury murder case accused for the sake of investigation.
Siddiqur's uncertain future
Accidents can and do happen. But to try to cover it up is not the answer. On the contrary a thorough and objective inquiry as to what actually happened can help prevent such accidents or take to task those that violated the standing orders.
Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting
Indian police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.
Panama booter shot dead
Panamanian football player Amilcar Henriquez, a veteran member of the national team, was shot dead Saturday, authorities said.
Dhaka cop comes under attack, 3 held
Unknown miscreants attack a policeman at Babubazar in Dhaka.
Ex-head of Salvadoran football federation given 8 years in prison
The former president of El Salvador's football federation, who is wanted in the United States for alleged corruption, was sentenced to eight years in Salvadoran prison for labor fraud, the country's attorney general's office said on Monday.
Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44: Health Minister
The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday.
Police held by Kawran Bazar
Bangladesh Police FC played out a goalless draw against Karwan Bazar SC in their Marcel Bangladesh Championship League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.