Women in Policing

Bangladesh

Journey started from 1974- 2013

Statistics

First women police was recruited in 1974. In 1986 the first women police joined in

the officer rank (cadre service). Total Strength of Police -1,48,343 Number of Police Satiations -615 Police population ratio –1 police is

responsible to provide service to 1100 people

Total number of women police - 6893

Rank Female

IGP 0

Additional IGP

0

DIG 2

Additional DIG

3

SP 12

Additional SP

57

Senior SP 24

ASP 113

Inspector 65

Sub-Inspector

424

ASI 427

Constable 5566

Key Policy initiatives In the Strategic Plan of Bangladesh Police (BP) 2007 -2010

, targeted to recruit additional 3000 women police.(WP).By this time BP recruited more then 3000 WP. The % of WP was less then 2 % in 2007 now increased into 5.63%.

A all women Battalion was established in 2011 by BP called Armed Police Battalion. The Commandant of the Battalion is a women.

Two contingent of women police were sent to UN Peace keeping mission. In each batches there were 100 WP and the Commandant were women.

33% seats were reserved for women in the Community Policing Forums.

In the history of BP a women police became Additional Commissioner at Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Four women police became Assistant Commissioner . Women Support and Investigation Unit was

established Under Dhaka Metropolitan Police . The UNIT is run by all women and the head of the centre is a SP

A women police became the Office in Charge (OC) of a Police stations at Dhaka .

In 2013 a women police became the SP of a District .

Supported by PRP A Gender Guidelines was developed by PRP and

approved by BP an disseminated in all the Police Stations.

A Day-care Centre was established in Rajarbagh Police line.

Eight Victim Support Centres were established with the support of PRP.

All these VSCs are run by women police. Memorandum of agreement was signed by 10 NGOs