Chattogram Metropolitan Police Explained

Agencyname:Chattogram Metropolitan Police
Nativename:চট্টগ্রাম মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
Commonname:Police
Abbreviation:CMP
Logocaption:Crest of Chattogram Metropolitan Police
Motto:নিরাপত্তায় আস্থার ঠিকানা
Formedyear:1978
Formedmonthday:30 November
Employees:7,000 (2023)
Country:Chittagong, Bangladesh
Sizearea:304.66 km2(11763 sq mi)
Constitution1:The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978
Police:Yes
Headquarters:Police Line, Dampara, Chattogram
Minister1name:Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Minister1pfo:Minister of Home Affairs
Chief1name:DIG Md. Saiful Islam, BPM (Bar)
Chief1position:Police Commissioner
Parentagency: Bangladesh Police
Unittype:Special Unit
Stations:16
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

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), former Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chattogram, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance approved by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]

History

Chattogram Metropolitan Police was established on 30 November 1978 with M. M. Sharif Ali as its first commissioner.[2] It has six police stations at the beginning with 3238 personnel.

On 24 January 1988, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mirza Rakibul Huda ordered police to fire at a rally of Awami League killing 24 people.[3] It is known as the 1988 Chittagong massacre.

Mobassher, a member of Bangladesh Ansar, stationed in Chandgaon Police Station, was arrested for the rape of a 7-year-old girl in May 2012.[4]

In May 2016, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police banned people from putting stickers in their car mentioning their professions.[5]

Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman of Chattogram Metropolitan Police told the media on 5 September 2018 that extrajudicial killings of drug dealers are necessary for peace.[6] During May-September 2018, 10 drug dealers were killed by the police under his command. In November, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police began their first counter terrorism unit.[7]

In June 2020, Chattogram Metropolitan Police established the 100 bed CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital in collaboration with Bidyanondo Foundation.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Kotwali police station under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police started providing home delivery of medicine.[9] In August 2020, eight members of Chattogram Metropolitan Police were sued for allegedly implicating four people in a narcotics case in an attempt to extort money.[10] The complaint was filed with Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mohiuddin Murad.

Two police constables of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police disappeared while on training in the Netherlands in May 2022.[11] They had decided to stay in the country and deserted.[12] [13] In August, three constables were withdrawn after video of them confining and torturing children went viral.[14]

List of police stations under CMP

There are currently 16 police stations operating under CMP.[15]

  1. Akbar Shah Police Station
  2. Bayazid Bostami Police Station
  3. Chawk Bazar Police Station
  4. Kotwali Police Station
  5. Bakolia Police Station
  6. Sadarghat Police Station
  7. Doublemooring Police Station
  8. Khulshi Police Station
  9. Panchlaish Police Station
  10. Chandgaon Police Station
  11. Halishahar Police Station
  12. Pahartali Police Station
  13. Bandar Police Station
  14. EPZ Police Station
  15. Patenga Police Station
  16. Karnophuli Police Station

Police Commissioners

No Name Took office Left office
1M.M. Sharif Ali30 November 1978 27 July 1980
2AH M.B. Zaman31 July 1980 2 April 1982
3M. Azizul Haque3 April 19824 July 1982
4Golam Morshed5 July 198225 April 1983
5Kazi Golam Rahman25 April 198317 April 1985
6A.F. kabir17 April 19856 April 1987
7Mirza Rakibul Huda6 April 198727 April 1988
8M Wahidul Haque27 April 198826 June 1991
9AFM Mahmoud-Al Farid1 July 199120 December 1991
10Mohammad Abdus Salam20 December 199121 March 1993
11Osman Ali Khan, BPM23 March 199320 November 1994
12Shahudul Haque20 November 19947 March 1996
13Osman Ali Khan, BPM7 March 199614 May 1996
14Modabbir Hossain Chowdhury14 May 199625 May 1997
15Md. Ashraful Huda9 June 199725 September 1998
16Qutbur Rahman, PPM25 January 199810 January 1999
17Ahmadul Haque Chowdhury10 January 199926 July 2001
18Md. Shahidullah Khan26 July 200126 August 2003
19SM Sabbir Ali26 August 20032 June 2004
20 Md. Amjad Hossain2 June 200417 May 2005
21Mohammad Majedul Haque17 May 20053 November 2006
22Md. Mainur Rahman Chowdhury3 November 200617 December 2007
23M Akbar Ali, BPM, PPM14 December 200728 August 2008
24Md. Moniruzzaman3 September 200810 July 2010
25Mohammad Abul Kashem, BPM10 July 20102 May 2012
26Md. Shafiqul Islam2 May 201227 August 2014
27Md. Abdul Jalil Mandal27 August 201410 April 2016
28Md. Iqbal Bahar, BPM, PPA10 April 20167 June 2018
29Md. Mahabubur Rahman, PPM12 June 20188 September 2020
30Saleh Mohammad Tanveer, PPM8 September 202018 July 2022
31Krishna Pada Roy, BPM, PPM18 July 20223 July 2024
32Md. Saiful Islam, BPM3 July 2024present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978. Ministry of Law, Government of Bangladesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022639/http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/pdf/578__II_.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. 9 January 2013.
  2. Web site: About Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP). . 2022-09-30 . cmp.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: 2019-01-26 . 31 years on, plea for justice in Chittagong massacre falls on deaf ears . 2022-09-30 . Dhaka Tribune.
  4. News: Ansar man held for violating minor girl. 2012-05-16. The Daily Star. 2017-04-16. en.
  5. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2016-05-15 . Now, stickers of professionals banned in Ctg . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: Staff Correspondent . Ctg . 2018-09-05 . Anti-Narcotics Drive: Deaths in shootouts 'necessary' for peace . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. Web site: Rahaman . FM Mizanur . 2018-11-27 . CMP gets full-fledged counter terrorism unit . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: Yousuf . Mostafa . 2020-06-30 . Bidyanondo-CMP field hospital to open tomorrow . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2020-06-16 . Ctg police start home delivery of medicines . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: Report . Star Online . 2020-08-19 . 8 Ctg police personnel sued for ‘falsely implicating’ 4 in narcotics case . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  11. Web site: Rahaman . FM Mizanur . 2022-05-27 . 2 Bangladeshi policemen go missing in the Netherlands . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-05-29 . Police: Family of constable ‘missing’ in Netherlands being interrogated . 2022-09-30 . www.dhakatribune.com . en.
  13. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2022-06-01 . 2 constables in the Netherlands to be terminated from force: CMP . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  14. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2022-08-21 . 3 constables withdrawn in Ctg after video of cops shaving children’s heads goes viral . 2022-09-30 . The Daily Star . en.
  15. http://www.cmp.gov.bd/index.php?cPath=295 CMP Website