Police Bureau of Investigation

Police Bureau of Investigation
পুলিশ ব্যুরো অব ইনভেস্টিগেশন
Insignia of Police Bureau of Investigation
Insignia of Police Bureau of Investigation
AbbreviationPBI
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 18, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-18)
Employees2,027
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyBangladesh
Operations jurisdictionBangladesh
Governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs
Operational structure
HeadquartersRoad No. 4, Dhanmondee R/A, 1205 Dhaka.
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency Bangladesh Police
Website
pbi.gov.bd
Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige
   
Combat uniform: Navy Blue, Yankees Blue
  

Police Bureau of Investigation (Bengali: পুলিশ ব্যুরো অব ইনভেস্টিগেশন, romanized: Puliśa byurō aba inabhēsṭigēśana; abbreviated as PBI) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police that performs a criminal investigation and digital forensic service by the order of honorable court, police headquarters and the request of other police units. They investigate homicides, crime against property (dacoity, robbery, theft and fraud case etc.), sexual assaults, arson, cyber crime, and other crimes. Additional Inspector General Md Mustafa Kamal is the chief of the PBI.[1][2]

History

The Police Bureau of Investigation was formed on 18 September 2012 to investigate "sensational" and difficult cases.[3] In November 2016 Bangladesh Police burned down shanties of Santals in Gaibandha and the PBI was tasked to identify the responsible police officers.[4][5] They were charged with the investigation of the 2017 South Surma Upazila bombings.[6] PBI has been tasked to collect evidence from terrorist attacks such as the 2017 RAB base suicide attack and the raid on the militant base in Sitkundia.[7][8] The agency is responsible for the investigation of human trafficking.[9]

Chiefs of PBI (2012-present)

Name Rank From To
Md. Shahabuddin Qureshi Deputy Inspector General (DIG) 2012-12-22 2015-06-04
Barrister Mahbubur Rahman, ppm Deputy Inspector General (DIG) 2015-06-04 2016-03-31
Banaj Kumar Majumder, BPM(Bar), PPM Additional Inspector General (Addl. IGP) 2016-03-31 2024-07-31
Md Tawfique Mahbub Chowdhury Additional Inspector General (Addl. IGP) 2024-08-13 Present

Notable cases

References

  1. ^ "Message". Police Bureau of Investigation.
  2. ^ "RAB seizes BMW 'used for drug peddling'". Dhaka Tribune. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "History". Police Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Police involved in Santal attack: Judicial probe". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Police reports identify only 2 cops!". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ^ "DNA sample of Musa's mother collected". The Daily Star. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Sitakunda Raid: Police quizzing 'militant couple'". The Daily Star. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Suicide bomber attacks RAB barracks". Dhaka Tribune. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Migrant smuggling an invisible crime". Dhaka Tribune. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Nusrat Jahan Rafi: 16 sentenced to death over Bangladesh murder". The Guardian. 24 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh sentences 16 to death over Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder". Al Jazeera.
  12. ^ "Nusrat murder: PBI submits charge sheet". Dhaka Tribune. 29 May 2019.
  13. ^ "PBI to submit charge sheet of Sagira Morshed murder case". The Business Standard. 16 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Charge-sheet submitted in double-murder case". Dhaka Tribune. 28 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Double murder in Rajshahi hotel room". The Daily Star. 23 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Murder, not suicide". The Daily Star. 2 February 2019.
  17. ^ "PBI concludes actor Salman Shah killed himself". Dhaka Tribune. 24 February 2020.