River Police (Bangladesh) Explained

Agencyname:	River Police
Nativename:	নৌ পুলিশ
Patch:	River Police (Bangladesh) Emblem.svg
Patchcaption:	Insignia of River Police
Country:	Bangladesh
Police:	Yes
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Parentagency:	Bangladesh Police

River Police is a specialized unit of Bangladesh police responsible for policing internal river ways of Bangladesh.^[1] They are also responsible for policing fisherman and fishing in rivers.^{[2] [3]} Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Shafiqul Islam is the head of the River Police^[4] .^[5]

History

River Police was established on 12 November 2013.^[6] It started out with 747 personnel under a Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police.^[7] On 20 July 2010, the first camp of River Police was established in Dhaka at Mirpur. The government of Bangladesh had approved five River police camps within Dhaka city.^[8] In June 2019, River Police started operating in Rajshahi District.^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: 'Extortion in 22 places' on coastal, inland waterways . 11 April 2020 . theindependentbd.com.
2. News: Rajshahi fishermen seek remedy for 'harassment' by river police . 11 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 30 September 2019 . en.
3. News: 4mln metres of illegal fishing net seized in Chandpur . 11 April 2020 . unb.com.bd . English.
4. Web site: sun. daily. 4 promoted to addl IGP Daily Sun . 2021-12-23. daily sun. en.
5. Web site: DIG – River Police . .riverpolice.gov.bd . 11 April 2020 . en.
6. Web site: About us – River Police . riverpolice.gov.bd . 11 April 2020 . en.
7. News: River police to be modernised . 11 April 2020 . Daily Sun . en.
8. News: River police camp launched . 11 April 2020 . bdnews24.com.
9. News: River police force begins operating in Rajshahi . 11 April 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 22 June 2019.