Rangpur Metropolitan Police
| Rangpur Metropolitan Police রংপুর মেট্রোপলিটিন পুলিশ | |
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| Common name | Metropolitan Police |
| Abbreviation | RPMP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 16, 2018 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Rangpur, Bangladesh |
| Size | 239.72 km2 (92.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 685,754 (2022) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Kacharibazar, Rangpur |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 6 |
| Armored vehicles | Otokar Cobra, IAG Guardian, STREIT Typhoon |
| Helicopters | Bell 407 |
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The Rangpur Metropolitan Police (Bengali: রংপুর মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ, romanized: Raṅpur mēṭrōpaliṭana puliśa; abbreviated as RPMP) is the primary metropolitan unit of the Bangladesh Police, responsible for law enforcement, public safety, and crime prevention within the metropolis of Rangpur, a major city in northern Bangladesh. Established in 2018 under the Rangpur Metropolitan Police Ordinance, RMP oversees policing operations, administration, and coordination with other law enforcement and emergency agencies in the city. The force is headed by a Police Commissioner who manages all operational and administrative functions.[1][2][3][4][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 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 female councillor who had gone to the police station.[10]
Nazmul Quader, officer in charge of Haragach Police Station of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, was closed for letting a rapist go from police custody in February 2020.[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". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Rangpur Metropolitan Police launches Sept 16". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "All set to celebrate Golden Jubilee of Independence in Rangpur". Dhaka Tribune. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Gazipur, Rangpur get first metropolitan police commissioners". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Four metropolitan police get new commissioners". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Gazipur, Rangpur to get metropolitan police". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Cabinet okays drafts of GMP, RMP". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "History". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Bill to form Rangpur Metropolitan Police passed". Dhaka Tribune. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Rangpur Kotwali police OC accused of sexually harassing woman councillor". Dhaka Tribune. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "OC closed for letting rapist go". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 3 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.