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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
Aurier arrested
PSG defender Serge Aurier, suspended last February for insulting the soccer team's coach, was arrested and placed in custody on Monday after a brush with police in the French capital, a police official says.
France beefs up security
France said Wednesday it will deploy more than 90,000 police and security guards for Euro 2016, vowing to do "everything possible to avoid a terrorist attack" during the football tournament that starts next month.
Rio artists highlight city's violent underbelly
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to play Olympic host, one art exhibit is flying a less than celebratory five-ring flag portraying five youngsters shot dead by police in this often deadly city.
SC upholds ruling over arrest on suspicion
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict with some modifications and guidelines to stop police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.
Cops link major killings to hanging of war criminals
Police say they see a link between some major murders with the execution of some convicted war criminals. Blames have been put on a group "who were of anti-liberation spirit and are against the war trials."
2 Bangladesh UN peacekeepers die in Mali storm
Two Bangladeshis on UN peacekeeping mission were killed and five injured in a storm in Mali.
The way to show respect
When all the paraphernalia linked with power and status fail to get lowly commoners to show respect – say they forget to salam or shower you with petals when you enter the vicinity of the primary school you are to visit – there is only one thing to do.
3 mobile courts formed to avert violence at Nizami’s home district
Three mobile courts have been formed in Pabna, the home district of death row convict Motiur Rahman Nizami, to avert violence centering the proceedings of his execution.
DMP bans stickers of various professions on vehicles
Dhaka Metropolitan Police will not allow use of stickers on vehicles identifying various professions like journalists, police and lawyers.
Kushtia ‘outlaw’ killed in 'gunfight' with cops
An outlaw has been killed in what police say gunfight in Kushtia Sadar upazila.