• Source: Rangpur Metropolitan Police

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. The Rangpur Metropolitan Police started its all out operational activities on 16 September 2018. Nure Alam Mina is the commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police.




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.
The cabinet approved the draft of a law to establish the Rangpur Metropolitan Police.
The Rangpur Metropolitan Police was established by the "Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act, 2018" passed in the National Assembly of Bangladesh on 12 April 2018.
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.
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.
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.




Police stations


Kotwali Thana
Parshuram Thana
Haragach Thana
Tajhat Thana
Mahiganj Thana
Hajirhat Thana




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rangpur Metropolitan Police
• Rangpur, Bangladesh
• Metropolitan Police (disambiguation)
• Gazipur Metropolitan Police
• Metropolitan Police (Bangladesh)
• Kotwali Thana (Rangpur)
• Tajhat Thana
• Bangladesh Police
• Barisal Metropolitan Police
• Government agencies in Bangladesh