Law enforcement in Bangladesh is one part of the Justice System in Bangladesh along with

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and

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Types of Law enforcement agencies

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcemen ...

During the Mughal rule of the Bengal Subah there was a policing administration responsible for public safety. The British developed a structured police administration based on Police Reform of 1782. Following the Indian Mutiny in 1857, the British reformed the colonial police force through the Police Report of 1860 to make it a more effective force. The current

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcemen ...

is based on the British colonial police administration. The head of Bangladesh Police is the

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. Then under the Inspector General of Police is the Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, they are responsible for six civil range and one additional range responsible for Bangladesh Railway. Then under them are the Additional Inspector General of Police, who are the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police, chief of the

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, Chief of the

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, and the head of

Bangladesh Police Academy Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) is a 100-year-old police training institute. It is the Alma Mater of police training in Bangladesh. It is located 20 miles from Rajshahi City Corporation, Rajshahi City. Location Bangladesh Police Academy is locat ...

. The Police Superintendents are responsible for the police administration at District Level which is under the civil range. Additional Superintendents are responsible head the police circles under the District police. The individual Police Stations fall under the circle and is headed by an inspector level officer-in-charge. The Criminal Investigation Department and Special Branch operate parallel to the regular police administration and report directly to the Police headquarters.

Rapid Action Battalion

Rapid Action Battalion is a law enforcement force. It was created through the Armed Police Battalion (Amendment) Act in 2003. The force is composed of members of Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, and Bangladesh Air Force. Rapid Action Battalion has been criticized by the media and human rights organizations for extrajudicial killings. The force has been successfully used against Islamic militants in Bangladesh Human Rights organizations have referred to Rapid Action Battalion as a "government

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Ansar and Village Defence Party

Bangladesh Ansar The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...

and

Village Defence Party The Village Defence Party (VDPs) is a law enforcement force in Bangladesh, organised in distinct units at the level of individual villages and urban towns. It is administered by the Home Ministry of the central Government of Bangladesh. Althoug ...

are a disciplined law enforcement agency.It was formed through the passage of Ansar Act 1948 in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. From 1948 to 1971, when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan, the Ansar force was under the control of National Service Board. After the Independence of Bangladesh, it was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1973. In 1976, the Village Defence Party were created. In 1980 a separate cadre was established in the Bangladesh Civil Service for Ansars. They were declared a disciplined force through he passage of Ansar Bahini, Battalion Ansar, Village Defence Party Acts in the parliament of Bangladesh in 1995.

Gram Police

Gram Police Bahini are village police unit of Bangladesh. Their salary is paid by the Government of Bangladesh and Union Parishad (local government). They are poorly paid and have been campaigning to receive fourth grade salary from Bangladesh Government.

References

* List of Law Enforcement agencies in Bangladesh {{Asia topic, Law enforcement in