Rangpur Metropolitan Police

Rangpur Metropolitan Police রংপুর মেট্রোপলিটিন পুলিশ
Abbreviation	RPMP
Agency overview
Formed	September 16, 2018
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Rangpur, Bangladesh
Size	239.72 square kilometres (92.56 sq mi)
Constituting instrument	Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act,2018
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kacharibazar, Rangpur
Elected officer responsible	Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Minister of Home Affairs
Agency executive	DIG Md. Majid Ali, BPM(Bar), Police Commissioner
Parent agency	Bangladesh Police
Special Units	Detective Branch
Facilities
Stations	6
Website
www.rpmp.gov.bd

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.[1][2] The 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]

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.[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 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 the Rangpur Metropolitan Police to explain the custodial death of a man in November 2021.[12]

Police stations

• Kotwali Thana
• Parshuram Thana
• Haragach Thana
• Tajhat Thana
• Mahiganj Thana

References

1. "Strengthening community policing stressed to build peaceful society | District". BSS. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
2. "Rangpur Metropolitan Police launches Sept 16". Risingbd.com. 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. "Gazipur, Rangpur get first metropolitan police commissioners". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
5. "Four metropolitan police get new commissioners". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
6. "Gazipur, Rangpur to get metropolitan police". The Daily Star. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
7. "Cabinet okays drafts of GMP, RMP". The Daily Star. BSS. 2017-11-20. 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. "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-07-28.