River Police (Bangladesh)
Formation | 1972 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | River Police(Bangladesh) |
River Police (Bengali: নৌ পুলিশ) 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. Atiqul Islam BPM(Bar) PPM(Bar) 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]
References[]
- ^ "'Extortion in 22 places' on coastal, inland waterways". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Rajshahi fishermen seek remedy for 'harassment' by river police". The Daily Star. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "4mln metres of illegal fishing net seized in Chandpur". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ sun, daily. "4 promoted to addl IGP | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "DIG – River Police". .riverpolice.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "About us – River Police". riverpolice.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "River police to be modernised". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "River police camp launched". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "River police force begins operating in Rajshahi". Dhaka Tribune. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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