Barisal Metropolitan Police Explained

Agencyname:Barishal Metropolitan Police
Nativename:বরিশাল মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
Abbreviation:BMP
Logocaption:Logo of BMP
Formedyear:2006
Formedmonthday:26 October
Country:Barisal, Bangladesh
Constitution1:The Barisal Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 2006
Police:Yes
Headquarters:Barisal
Minister1name:Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Minister1pfo:Minister of Home Affairs
Chief1name:DIG Jehadul Kabir, BPM-Seba, PPM
Chief1position:Police commissioner
Parentagency: Bangladesh Police
Unittype:Special Unit
Stations:4
Vehicle1type:Armored vehicles
Vehicles1:Otokar Cobra, IAG Guardian, STREIT Typhoon
Aircraft1type:Helicopters
Aircraft1:Bell 407
Footnotes:Service uniform

Midnight Blue, Khaki

Combat uniform: Tiffany Blue, Midnight Blue

Barisal Metropolitan Police or BMP was established in 2006 based on Barishal city to serve the metropolis. It was established by an ordinance of The Barisal Metropolitan Police Ordinance - 2006.[1] Saiful Islam is the commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police.[2]

History

Bangladesh Parliament passed Barisal Metropolitan Police Act in 2009 which allowed Barisal Metropolitan Police, it was founded in 2006.[3] [4] [5]

Police clashes with students of Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Textile Engineering College who were on strike in June 2011.[6]

In August 2013, Md Shamsuddin, commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police, was appointed commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police.[7]

In December 2014, the police baton charged a rally of students from Barisal Health Technology Institute injuring 18-23 students.[8] [9] The police action was condemned by civil society and The Daily Star in an editorial.[10]

In July 2015, the deputy commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police, Zillur Rahman, was suspended for creating a 7.7 million taka bribe fund for the promotion of 230 police officers.[11] Another deputy commissioner, Shoyeb Ahmed, knew about the fund and was subsequently removed from the investigation into the fund.[12] Commissioner Shoibal Kanti Chowdhury was removed over his involvement in the fund.[13] [14]

In January 2016, a halt on promotions and increments were placed on ten officers of Barisal Metropolitan Police accused of creating a collective fund for bribes for promotions.[15] Officer in charge of Agoiljhara Police Station, Monirul Islam, had an altercation with a Swechchhasebak League activist.[16] The Swechchhasebak League activist went to complain to the local member of parliament, Abul Hasnat Abdullah, and while leaving the residence of Abul Hasnat Abdullah he was assaulted by a police constable who was later suspended. In February, a sub inspector of Barisal Airport Police Station was suspended for extortion.[17] Barisal Metropolitan Police in August ordered the closure of Peace School and College.[18]

Police clashed with traders in February 2017 when they tried to stop an eviction drive of the Barisal City Corporation.[19] In March a constable was suspended for taking selfies with the Ministry of Industries, Amir Hossain Amu, at the Barisal Women's College while on duty.[20]

Eight officers of the Detective Branch unit of Barisal Metropolitan Police were suspended for assaulting a journalist of DBC News and then further torturing him in custody in March 2018.[21] The also assaulted senior journalists who visited the police station to see the detained journalist.

Three police officers of Barisal Metropolitan Police were suspended for assaulting two journalists who went to cover a COVID-19 program where the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Moshareaf Hossain addressed in 2020.[22]

Barisal Metropolitan Police provided oxygen during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[23] In August 2021, the Barisal Metropolitan police baton charged Awami League activists and employees of Barishal City Corporation outside the office of the upazila nirbahi officer.[24] Munibur Rahman, Barisal Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer filed two cases against Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah and Awami League activists.

List of commissioners

!Name!Start date!End date!Reference
Muhammad Aminul Islam26 October 200613 November 2006
Md. Moniruzzaman14 November 200631 January 2007
Khan Saeed Hasan5 February 200731 August 2008
M. Akbar Ali31 August 200816 March 2009
Md. Abdur Rahim20 March 20091 March 2011
Syed Taufiq Uddin Ahmed6 March 20111 May 2012
Md. Shamsuddin1 May 201216 October 2014
Shaibal Kanti Chowdhury19 October 201416 September 2015
Md. Lutfar Rahman Mondal16 September 201514 June 2016
S. M. Ruhul Amin21 June 201630 April 2018
Mahfuzur Rahman1 May 20181 August 2018
Mosharraf Hossain1 August 20189 April 2019
Md. Shahabuddin Khan12 April 201917 May 2022

Police stations

Barisal Metropolitan Police consist of 8 police stations.

  1. Kotwali Model Thana, Barisal
  2. Airport Thana
  3. Kawnia Thana
  4. Bandar Thana, Barisal

There is some propose police station in BMP since 2018. Still waiting for approval. They are ;

  1. Rupatali Thana
  2. Barisal University Thana
  3. Char Monai Thana
  4. Kashipur Thana

There is some Police camp. Inside it the most notable one is ;

  1. University of Barisal camp[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metropolitan Police . Bangladesh Police . 2 November 2017.
  2. News: Chattogram, Gazipur, Barishal, Rangpur get new police commissioners . 2022-12-02 . New Age . en.
  3. News: Law and Our Rights . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star.
  4. News: Liton . Shakhawat . 2009-02-04 . Half of ordinances to be left out . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: Barishal Metropolitan Police - BMP . 2022-12-02 . bmp.police.gov.bd . en.
  6. News: 2011-06-10 . Police-student clash in Barisal: 20 hurt . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. News: 2013-08-26 . Police admin reshuffled . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. News: 2014-12-03 . 18 students injured in Barisal cop action . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. News: 2014-12-04 . Barisal cops pummel medical students . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. News: 2014-12-06 . Police brutality against Barisal students . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. News: 2015-07-02 . Go-between gets suspended . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. News: 2015-07-04 . Barisal police reconstitute probe body . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. News: BMP commissioner, DC . 8 January 2023 . The Independent.
  14. News: Barisal police commissioner, deputy withdrawn . 2023-01-08 . Prothom Alo . en.
  15. News: 2016-01-18 . 10 cops disciplined . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  16. News: 2016-01-17 . Cop closed for beating Barisal AL leader . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. News: 2016-02-03 . Barisal city cop suspended for 'extortion' . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  18. News: 2016-08-04 . Police close Barisal campus . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  19. News: 2017-02-17 . Traders clash with cops injuring 15 in Barisal . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  20. News: 2017-03-04 . Cop suspended for taking selfie with minister . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  21. News: 2018-03-20 . All 8 cops suspended . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  22. News: 2020-03-29 . 3 cops withdrawn for assaulting journos in Barishal . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  23. News: 2021-04-16 . Barishal police start free oxygen service for Covid patients . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  24. News: 2021-08-20 . AL feud behind Barishal violence . 2022-12-02 . The Daily Star . en.