Gram Police Bahini () is a Bangladeshi specialized police unit responsible for security in rural area and providing support to
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 ...
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History
In rural areas of Medieval Bengal the villages were guarded by chaukiders who would become Gram Police Bahini. In the 1880s law and order deteriorated in the region and the Chaukideri Act 1870 was amended through the 1892 Act 1 by the
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There are 10 personnel of Gram Police Bahini in each of the 4,562
Unions, the smallest administrative and local government units in Bangladesh.
In 2008, the Government of Bangladesh announced that members of Gram Police Bahini will be given the status of 4th class employees.
In 2009, Bahini members held rallies in different districts of Bangladesh demanding they be paid the wages of 4th class employees. By 2017, they had not been included in the pay scale. Following a petition by 47 personals of the unit; the
Bangladesh High Court issued a ruling asking the government to explain why they had not been included in the pay scale of 4th class employees.
On 28 June 2018,
National Institute of Local Government
National Institute of Local Government (জাতীয় স্থানীয় সরকার ইনস্টিটিউট) is a government training and research institute that is responsible for training officials, both elected and app ...
provided training to Gram Police Bahini to increase their efficiency.
References
Organisations based in Dhaka
Police units of Bangladesh
Law enforcement in Bangladesh
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