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Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) is a unit of
Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police () is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh), Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement of law and order with ...
, which is responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan area of
Rajshahi Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...
.


History

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police was established on 1 July 1992. RMP began with four police stations-Boalia, Rajpara, Motihar and Shah Makhdum with an area of 203 square kilometers in 1992. RMP is headed by a
Police Commissioner A police commissioner is the head of a police department, responsible for overseeing its operations and ensuring the effective enforcement of laws and maintenance of public order. They develop and implement policies, manage budgets, and coordinate ...
. In February 2018, eight new police stations were inaugurated and the area of RMP has expanded to a total of .


Divisions

RMP is divided into four divisions with four DC as head, DC (Boalia), DC (Kasiadanga), DC (Motihar), DC (Shah Makhdum). *Boalia - Rajpara, Chandrima and Boalia Thana *Kasiadanga - Kasiadanga, Karnahar, Damkura Thana. *Motihar - Motihar, Katakhali and Belpukur Thanas *Shah Makhdum - Shah Makhdum, Airport and Paba thanas


Police stations

There were four police station under RMP initially, New 8 police stations were added in 2018. *
Boalia Thana Boalia () is a thana under Rajshahi Metropolitan Police in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Geography Boalia is located at . It has 51063 households and a total area of 96.68 km2. Demographics According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Boalia h ...
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Rajpara Thana Rajpara () is a ''thana'' of Rajshahi District in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Rajpara is located at . It has 15 households and total area 25 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rajpara had a population of 137, ...
* Motihar Thana * Shah Makhdum Thana *Chandrima Thana *Kasiadanga Thana *Katakhali Thana *Belpukur Thana * Airport Thana, Rajshahi *Karnahar Thana *Damkura Thana *Paba Thana


References

{{Portal, Bangladesh Government of Rajshahi Organisations based in Rajshahi Municipal law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh 1992 establishments in Bangladesh