Rangpur Metropolitan Police

Rangpur Metropolitan Police is a newly formed police unit of Bangladesh Police, serving Rangpur City Corporation, Haragach Municipality, Sarai Union of Kaunia Upazila, and Kallayni Union of Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur District.[1][2] 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]

Rangpur Metropolitan Police
Logo of Rangpur Metropolitan Police
AbbreviationRPMP
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 16, 2018
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionRangpur, Bangladesh
Size239.72 square kilometres (92.56 sq mi)
Constituting instrument
  • Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act,2018
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersKacharibazar, Rangpur
Agency executive
Parent agencyBangladesh Police
Facilities
Thanas6
Website
https://www.rpmp.gov.bd

History

The government of Bangladesh announced plans to establish Rangpur Metropolitan Police and Gazipur Metropolitan Police in December 2015 in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6]

The Cabinet of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the draft of laws of establish Gazipur and 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, 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 Rangpur Metropolitan Police to explain the custodial death of man in November 2021.[12]

Police stations
  • Kotwali
  • Parshuram
  • Haragach
  • Tajhat
  • Mahiganj
  • Hajirhat

References
  1. "Strengthening community policing stressed to build peaceful society | District". BSS. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. "Rangpur Metropolitan Police launches Sept 16". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. "All set to celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence in Rangpur". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. Correspondent, Senior. "Gazipur, Rangpur get first metropolitan police commissioners". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. jagonews24.com. "Four metropolitan police get new commissioners". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Report, Star Online (2015-12-07). "Gazipur, Rangpur to get metropolitan police". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  7. BSS, Dhaka (2017-11-20). "Cabinet okays drafts of GMP, RMP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  8. "History". rpmp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  9. "Bill to form Rangpur Metropolitan Police passed". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  10. "Rangpur Kotwali police OC accused of sexually harassing woman councillor". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. "OC closed for letting rapist go". The Daily Star. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  12. Report, Star Digital (2021-11-03). "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-28.


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