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River Police
নৌ পুলিশ
Insignia of River Police
Insignia of River Police
Agency overview
Formed2013; 11 years ago (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]

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

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


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
River Police
নৌ পুলিশ
Insignia of River Police
Insignia of River Police
Agency overview
Formed2013; 11 years ago (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]

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

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



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