Rangpur Metropolitan Police
| Rangpur Metropolitan Police রংপুর মেট্রোপলিটিন পুলিশ | |
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 Crest of Rangpur Metropolitan Police | |
| Abbreviation | RPMP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 16, 2018 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Rangpur, Bangladesh |
| Size | 239.72 square kilometres (92.56 sq mi) |
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| General nature | |
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| Headquarters | Kacharibazar, Rangpur |
| Elected officer responsible | |
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| Parent agency |  Bangladesh Police |
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| Stations | 6 |
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The Rangpur Metropolitan Police is a newly formed police unit of the Bangladesh Police, serving Rangpur City Corporation, Haragach Municipality, Sarai Union of Kaunia Upazila, and Kallayni Union of Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur District.[1][2] The Rangpur Metropolitan Police[3] started its all out operational activities on 16 September 2018.[4] Nure Alam Mina is the commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police.[5]
History
The government of Bangladesh announced plans to establish the Rangpur Metropolitan Police and Gazipur Metropolitan Police in December 2015 in a cabinet meeting chaired by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6]
The cabinet approved the draft of a law to establish the Rangpur Metropolitan Police.[7]
The Rangpur Metropolitan Police was established by the "Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act, 2018" passed in the National Assembly of Bangladesh on 12 April 2018.[8][9]
In April 2019, the Kotwali police station officer in charge was accused of sexual harassment of a woman who had gone to the police station.[10]
Nazmul Quader, officer in charge of Haragachh Police Station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, was closed for letting a rape suspect go from police custody in February 2022.[11]
Justices Mamnoon Rahman and Khandaker Diliruzzaman of Bangladesh High Court issued an order asking the Rangpur Metropolitan Police to explain the custodial death of a man in November 2021.[12]
Police stations
References
- ^ "Strengthening community policing stressed to build peaceful society | District". BSS. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Rangpur Metropolitan Police launches Sept 16". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "All set to celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence in Rangpur". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Gazipur, Rangpur get first metropolitan police commissioners". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Four metropolitan police get new commissioners". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Gazipur, Rangpur to get metropolitan police". The Daily Star. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Cabinet okays drafts of GMP, RMP". The Daily Star. BSS. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "History". rpmp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Bill to form Rangpur Metropolitan Police passed". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Rangpur Kotwali police OC accused of sexually harassing woman councillor". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "OC closed for letting rapist go". The Daily Star. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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