Bangladesh Police

527 OCs transferred ahead of national polls

Decision pending 110 metropolitan police stations

48,000 police personnel receive training on election duty so far

Training programmes intensified to enhance professionalism, efficiency, preparedness

Independent police commission a must

Ending undue political, bureaucratic control the only way forward

Challenges in policing: 4 final part / Burnt stations hindering probes

Following the filing of a rape case on April 9 last year, Adabor police launched an investigation. Forensic and DNA tests were conducted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Police to wear new uniforms from Nov 15 in metropolitan areas

Rab to continue wearing black for now, Ansar proposes changing the selected colour

Part 3 / Challenges in policing: Seized vehicles rotting under police watch

After six years of legal procedures and waiting, Oman expatriate Morium Akter returned home in early August to reclaim her private car from Kafrul Police Station.

Part 2 / Challenges in Policing: Living conditions appalling at some police barracks

In one of Dhaka city’s most affluent neighbourhoods, the barrack of Banani Police Station stands in stark contrast to its surroundings.

Part 1 / Challenges in Policing: Police stations buckling under budget strain

The government also supplies police stations with some of the items they request each month, but only a portion of the demand is met.

Bangladesh to procure 40,000 body cams for police ahead of national polls

UNDP to oversee purchase ensuring transparency, funded entirely by national exchequer

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

Challenges in Policing: Living conditions appalling at some police barracks

In one of Dhaka city’s most affluent neighbourhoods, the barrack of Banani Police Station stands in stark contrast to its surroundings.

October 26, 2025
October 26, 2025

Challenges in Policing: Police stations buckling under budget strain

The government also supplies police stations with some of the items they request each month, but only a portion of the demand is met.

September 23, 2025
September 23, 2025

Bangladesh to procure 40,000 body cams for police ahead of national polls

UNDP to oversee purchase ensuring transparency, funded entirely by national exchequer

September 21, 2025
September 21, 2025

Police reform hinges on independent commission

Say speakers at Star roundtable

September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025

Police adopt stringent criteria to select OCs

The move comes around five months before the country is expected to go to the national election in which OCs will play a key role in maintaining law and order.

September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025

Maintain neutrality, avoid political bias in polls duties

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday advised police officers to maintain neutrality and refrain from aligning with political parties during the upcoming elections.

September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025

Home adviser warns police against 'oiling' partisan interests

Do not side with any political party, he says at police training session

September 6, 2025
September 6, 2025

Cops under scrutiny over past poll roles

With the national election approaching, police have sped up the process of identifying officers who played “commanding roles” in the three previous controversial polls or had strong political affiliations during that period.

August 16, 2025
August 16, 2025

Police struggle to regain their ‘lost morale’

One year after the fall of the Awami League government, the police force is still reeling -- its morale shattered, its chain of command in tatters.

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23