River Police নৌ পুলিশ | |
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Insignia of River Police | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 2013 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
Website | |
river.police.gov.bd |
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. Shafiqul Islam is the head of the River Police [4]. [5]
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]
River Police নৌ পুলিশ | |
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Insignia of River Police | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 2013 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
Website | |
river.police.gov.bd |
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. Shafiqul Islam is the head of the River Police [4]. [5]
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]