River Police (Bangladesh) Explained

Agencyname:River Police
Nativename:নৌ পুলিশ
Patch:River Police (Bangladesh) Emblem.svg
Patchcaption:Insignia of River Police
Country:Bangladesh
Police:Yes
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Governingbody:Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister1name:Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Minister1pfo:Minister of Home Affairs
Chief1name:Md. Abdul Alim Mahmud, BPM (Bar)
Chief1position:Addl. Inspector General
Parentagency: Bangladesh Police
Unittype:Special Unit
Stationtype:Battalion
Stations:11
Vehicle1type:Armored vehicles
Boats1:Patrol Boats
Aircraft1type:Helicopters
Aircraft1:Bell 407
Footnotes:Service uniform

Yankees Blue, Light French Beige

Combat uniform: Navy Blue, Yankees Blue

River Police is a specialized unit of Bangladesh police responsible for policing internal river ways of Bangladesh.[1] They are also responsible for policing fisherman and fishing in rivers.[2] [3] Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Shafiqul Islam is the head of the River Police[4] .[5]

History

River Police was established on 12 November 2013.[6] It started out with 747 personnel under a Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police.[7] On 20 July 2010, the first camp of River Police was established in Dhaka at Mirpur. The government of Bangladesh had approved five River police camps within Dhaka city.[8] In June 2019, River Police started operating in Rajshahi District.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Extortion in 22 places' on coastal, inland waterways . 11 April 2020 . theindependentbd.com.
  2. News: Rajshahi fishermen seek remedy for 'harassment' by river police . 11 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 30 September 2019 . en.
  3. News: 4mln metres of illegal fishing net seized in Chandpur . 11 April 2020 . unb.com.bd . English.
  4. News: 4 promoted to addl IGP . 2021-12-23 . Daily Sun . en.
  5. Web site: DIG – River Police . .riverpolice.gov.bd . 11 April 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: About us – River Police . riverpolice.gov.bd . 11 April 2020 . en.
  7. News: River police to be modernised . 11 April 2020 . Daily Sun . en.
  8. News: River police camp launched . 11 April 2020 . bdnews24.com.
  9. News: River police force begins operating in Rajshahi . 11 April 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 22 June 2019.