Annual Report - Police Reform Programme

2012 

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 

Ministry of Home Affairs 

Police Reform Programme (Phase II)

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 


Police Reform Programme (Phase II)

Copyright @ 2012 

By the United Nations Development Programme 

IDB Bhaban Sher-e-Bangla Nagar 

GPO Box-224, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh 

Website: www.undp.org.bd 

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Prepared by 

Sarker Faisal Khaled 

Monitoring & Evaluation Expert, M&E Unit, PRP, UNDP 

Contributors 

Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, BPM (Bar) Addl. IGP -CID, Bangladesh Police & National Project Director, PRP, UNDP 

Hendrik Gideon van Zyl, Project Manager, PRP, UNDP 

Michael von Tangen Page, Security Sector Reform Specialist, PRP, UNDP 

Andries De la Rey Redman, Capacity Building Specialist, PRP, UNDP 

Gerard Smith, Investigations & Operations Specialist, PRP, UNDP 

Fawzia Khondker, Gender Expert, PRP, UNDP 

Muminun Nessa, Victim Support Expert, PRP, UNDP 

Wojciech Koprowicz, ICT Systems and Strategy Specialist, PRP, UNDP 

Raz Mohammad Sadiq, Operations Manager, PRP, UNDP 

Mohammad Alamgir, Communications & Public Relations Officer, PRP, UNDP

Foreword 4 

Executive Summary 7 

Section I: Context 11 

Section II: Key Achievements and Results 13 

Section III: Financial Management 38 

Section IV: Lessons Learned and the Way 

Forward 41 

I Training and Knowledge Products 43 

II News Articles 50

Police Reform Programme 

(Phase-II) 

Foreword 

The 2012 Annual Report details the third year of the Police Reform 

Programme (Phase II). The Police Reform Programme (PRP) is proud to 

continue supporting the Bangladesh Police during this ongoing period of 

reform, transforming the organization into a modern service oriented 

institution which respects the rule of law and upholds human rights. I am 

pleased to note that the PRP successfully completed its third year of 

operations in 2012 with distinguished progress despite facing numerous 

challenges. This report highlights the progress made under individual components and provides elements 

of police reform initiatives undertaken by the project. 

I would like to highlight a few of the PRP's key achievements made in 2012. The PRP provided significant 

support to the Bangladesh Police in the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 

which establishes the organization's priorities for the next three years. Another significant outcome was 

the commencement of the Draft Police Ordinance review by a police committee, chaired by myself, after 

the Ordinance was returned from the Ministry of Home Affairs. 

The two Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati established with PRP support, provided 

protection and assistance to 498 victims during 2012. The PRP is also supporting the construction of six 

new Victim Support Centres which are expected to be finished by 2013. These new Victim Support 

Centres will increase services provided to victims of crime by referring victims to appropriate supporting 

agencies. The PRP is also aiding in the construction of fifteen service delivery centres at Model Thanas 

with about 75% of the construction work currently completed. After completion, I expect that members of 

the community will receive improved police services from these Model Thanas and I am hopeful that this 

will encourage the establishment of similar service delivery centres in Bangladesh. 

In terms of capacity building, a total of 7,821 members of the Bangladesh Police attended PRP-supported 

training workshops. I am fully confident that those police officers will use the knowledge, skills, and 

change in attitude gained from the capacity building initiative to improve services they provide to members 

of the community. Additionally, a total of 2,324 Community Policing Forum members also participated in 

joint training initiatives organized by the Bangladesh Police and the PRP. 

I would like to express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties involved, particularly to the 

Bangladesh Police, Ministry of Home Affairs, United Kingdom's Department for International Development 

(UKaid), and UNDP for their continued support and cooperation. I would also like to convey my most 

earnest appreciation to the members of the Project Steering Committee and the Project Implementation 

Committee for their invaluable advice on strategic issues and project implementation. 

I hope this report will provide crucial information to government agencies, management, and other 

stakeholders on the progress, challenges, and lessons learned by the Police Reform 

Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, BPM (Bar) 

Additional Inspector General (CID) 

Bangladesh Police and 

National Project Director (NPD) 


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Abbreviations and Acronyms 

A2J 

ACT 

Addl. DIG 

AFP 

AIG 

ASI 

ASP 

AWP 

BNHRC 

BNHRC-CDP 

BPM 

BPWN 

CID 

CIVS 

CMP 

CPAS 

CPF 

CPO 

DFID 

DIG 

DMP 

DTS 

HQ 

IAD 

ICT 

IGP 

MDG 

MoHA 

MRP 

NEX 

NGO 

NPD 

OC 

Access to Justice Project 

Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons 

Additional Deputy Inspector General 

Australian Federal Police 

Assistant Inspector General 

Assistant Sub-Inspector 

Assistant Superintendent of Police 

Annual Work Plan 

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission 

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity 

Development Project 

Bangladesh Police Medal 

Bangladesh Police Women Network 

Criminal Investigation Department 

Criminal Identification and Verification System 

Commissioner of Metropolitan Police 

Crime Pattern Analysis System 

Community Policing Forum 

Community Policing Officers 

Department For International Development 

Deputy Inspector General 

Dhaka Metropolitan Police 

Detective Training School 

Headquarters 

Intelligence Analyst Division 

Information Communication Technology 

Inspector General of Police 

Millennium Development Goals 


Machine Readable Passport 

National Execution 

Non-Government Organization 

National Project Director 

Officer in Charge 

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Abbreviations and Acronyms 

PHQ 

PIMS 

PRP 

PTC 

PWD 

SDC 

SOP 

SP 

THB 

TNA 

ToT 

TRC 

UKaid 

UNDP 

USAID 

VSC 

WSID 

Police Headquarters 

Police Information Management System 


Police Training Centre 

Power and Water Development 

Service Delivery Centre 

Standard Operating Procedure 

Superintendent of Police 

Trafficking of Human Beings 

Training Needs Assessment 

Training of Trainers 

Trainee Recruit Constables 

United Kingdom’s Department for International Development 

United Nations Development Programme 

United States Agency for International Development 

Victim Support Centre 

Women Support and Investigation Division 

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Executive 

Summary


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Executive Summary 

Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy. Since the early 1990's, steady 

economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development. Despite noteworthy achievements in 

various fields, including law and order, crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely 

affecting individual safety, national security, and continuous economic expansion. Therefore, an 

accountable, transparent, and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and 

wellbeing of all citizens, in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development. Once 

achieved, this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is 

conducive to consumer and investor confidence. Within this context, UNDP leads in efforts to 

harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into 

these efforts. The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial 

assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer, more secure and stable 

Bangladesh, where the human rights of citizens-particularly the vulnerable and marginalised-are 

promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs, economic growth, and social 

justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of 

Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are 

considered the PRP's target beneficiaries. The police service will additionally benefit from increased 

capacity and job satisfaction, improved morale and better social standing. 

The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against 

expected strategic results. 

Strategic Policy Work 

Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studies' findings, there has been 

noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861, including 

supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister, Senior Secretary of the MoHA, IGP, 

and the National Project Director (NPD). Additionally, a Police Working Group formed by the IGP 

and chaired by the NPD, is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance, following the draft's return 

from the Ministry of Home Affairs. 

A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being 

finalised. With PRP support, the Bangladesh Police Women's Network established four regional 

coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points. Those committees 

will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality, raising awareness on issues affecting 

women police, and providing support to women officers. 

The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational 

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources, 

namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh, 

'Sustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh: from Global Experiences to Local Strategies' and the 

Report on the Heads of Training Conference. 

Development Results 

Within the Bangladesh Police, the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last 

three years. During 2012, a total of 1,524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police, 

representing 11.88% of the annual number of recruits in 2012-525 more than in 2011. A day-care 

centre, operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, was established at the Rajarbag 

Police Lines in Dhaka, providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officers' 

children. The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender awareness, allowing trainers to 

successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1,007 police officers. 

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The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the 

PRP to provide support services for women and child victims, in a similar arrangement to the 

already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka. The Rangamati and Dhaka centres, staffed by the 

Bangladesh Police, provided assistance to 498 victims 1 while the PRP continues construction on 

six new victim support centres. The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will 

establish Victim Support Centres at the district level, fulfilling their commitment to replicate the 

victim support model, while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term 

budget for victim support centres. This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is 

an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes. The Bangladesh Police 

additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka 

Victim Support Centre. During 2012, WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and 

Repression Act 2000, amended in 2003. 

A total of 1,679 investigators, accounting for about 17% of all investigators, were trained in crime 

scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012. 

This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (16.6%) 

police stations, enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from 

crime scenes, shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations. The Forensic 

Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained 

facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors, highlighting the PRP's sustainable 

approach to capacity building. The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks 

in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP, becoming better resourced and 

equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to 

their clients. 

Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75% 

completed. The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police 

which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities, including women's sleeping 

quarters, separate toilets for women and separate cells for males, females and juveniles. 

PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff, resulting in 253 police officers completing 

training on Crime Scene Management, writing up effective GD and FIRs, Community Policing 

issues, Gender, Basic Investigation, Victim Support, Human Rights, and Conflict Resolution, 

among others. 

A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing grants 

to support CPF initiatives. A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFs' 

effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF 

activities, resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions. A total of 147 respondents, 

including respective Superintendents of Police, Community Policing Officers and CPF members, 

were of the opinion that, overall, law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the 

relationship between the community and the police increased over time. Self-initiated community 

policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership. 

A comprehensive training needs assessment, focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas, was 

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes. Additionally, 

PRP renovated Khulna's Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in the 

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station, improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced 

environment for police training. 

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence, sexual assault, dowry-related violence, trafficking, early marriage, street/runaway 

children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants. 


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A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wing's 

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP. The PRP initiated logistical 

support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance 

with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group, one of 

ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic 

Plan. 

Cross Cluster Results 

The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects. The 

main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the 

revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898. 

The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human 

Rights Commission (BNHRC), including a UNDP project, the Bangladesh National Human Rights 

Commission - Capacity Development Project, the Public Prosecutor, and the Chief Judicial 

Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court. These consultations set the stage for a series of 

workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management. The PRP also 

participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review: 

Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking. 

According to the project's financial status, the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7,015,361. Based on 

the ATLAS IPSAS report, the PRP has utilized 81% of the allocated funds. 

Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012. These results were 

only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff, implementing partners, the Ministry of 

Home Affairs, Bangladesh Police, UNDP and DFID. The PRP Mid-Term Review, conducted in 2012, 

found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives. The PRP has, however, faced unforeseen 

challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities. Despite 

these challenges, the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments 

for future planning. The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election 

as a risk to the PRP's operations. Consequently, the PRP has developed contingencies to address 

potential political and social instability throughout 2013, including alternative working modality for staff 

and revision of the PRP's target and deliverables. 

Throughout 2013, the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework. 

Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act; supporting 

the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014, institutionalising the PRP 

training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training 

curricula. In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election, the PRP will 

focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police, 

and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the 

Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres. Finally, the PRP will continue 

its efforts to promote proactive, intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes 

and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations. 

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Section I: 

Context


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Section I: Context 

Key Development Areas and Issues 

Since the early 1990's, Bangladesh has achieved greater human development, economic growth, and 

is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs. Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety 

of fields, Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice, respect for the rule of law, and 

knowledge of human rights, in addition to weak governance. 

Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in 

Bangladesh, negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security. Overall, crime 

remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police; the court system is slow and the 

prisons are overcrowded. There is a growing desire from civil society, the media, government 

ministries, and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to 

strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system. To this end, UNDP 

supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sector's outputs and deliverables and has 

integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts. 

Within this context, the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform. The PRP 

provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake 

operational, organizational, and legal reform; build training capacity; improve the quality of 

investigations, operations, and prosecutions; consolidate community policing and crime prevention; 

increase gender sensitive policing; and introduce cost effective and realistic information and 

communication technology. 

Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme 

The PRP's development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh, while 

promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens, particularly the marginalised and 

underprivileged, in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs, greater economic development and 

access to social justice. The PRP's purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of 

Bangladesh, continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human 

rights for all citizens, particularly the vulnerable groups such as women, children and ethnic 

minorities. 

Target Beneficiaries 

The PRP's target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh, particularly the disadvantaged and 

marginalised and including women and children. The PRP has a national scope, providing support to 

the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished, 

ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups. These groups have traditionally suffered 

from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships, lack 

of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system. The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP 

operations which increase police capacity, image and social standing, in addition to greater job 

satisfaction and morale. 

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Section II: 

Key Achievements 

and Results


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Section II: Key Achievements And Results 

The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP 

component. 

Strategic Direction And Organizational Reform 

Key Outcome: Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and budgeting, 

enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework 

Key Activities and Results: 

Output 1.1: Organisational, legal and structural change to improve efficiency and 

effectiveness of the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing 

requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law 

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help 

facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process, resulting in the MoHA 

sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance. 

In response to the MoHA's request, a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police 

Ordinance under the PRP NPD's chairmanship. The Committee has already begun its work during 

Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4. The MoHA also consulted with other relevant 

ministries on the draft, though the feedback is not yet available. Furthermore, the PRP Senior Advisor 

and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in 

which necessities, challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed, gaining 

high media interest. In terms of other draft revisions, PRP experts also attended a consultation 

organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872. During the 

consultation, the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to 

clearance from the A2J project's NPD; the PRP has yet to receive the clearance. 

Two comparative studies, Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh: A Comparative Survey of 

Police Legislation in India, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft 

Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and 

published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews. The 

PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 

2007 Police Ordinance revision process. These reports provide solid and well researched references 

for police officials, other government institutions, the community and donors working on police 

legislative reform in Bangladesh. 

PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to 

ensure that police perspectives, for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and 

presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence 

Act. 

The AIG, Planning and Research, approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the 

review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last 

year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal. However, this 

is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this 

request, which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations 

Bengal review. 

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Output 1.2: Planning, policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of 

Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning, 

budgeting and performance measurement. 

The PRP provided USD 26,000.00 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy, Planning, 

and Research Bureau in PHQ, Staff College, Police Academy and PTCs. 

In January, a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the 

baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in 

many areas in the last two years. The full report and a summary report have been printed for 

distribution. 

The Bangladesh 

Police in its 

entirety and the 

Bangladesh Police 

Strategic Planning 

Working Group 

specifically was 

extensively 

supported during 

drafting and 

finalizing of the 

Strategic Plan 

2012-2014. In 

February, a 

workshop was 

conducted at the 

Staff College 

w h e r e 

approximately 

seventy senior 

officers provided 

input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft 

Strategic Plan. Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues; with the Focus 

Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned. 

Altogether, more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning 

process. The Strategic Plan was completed, approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public 

function on 19 December 2012. The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Police's vision and 

mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in 

the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements. The strategic areas are Crime 

Management, Public Order Management, Traffic Enforcement Management, Intelligence 

Management, Community Policing, Human Resources and Organizational Structure, Logistics and 

Infrastructure Management, Training, Information and Communication Technology and Service 

Delivery Management. The PRP supported printing 1,100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for 

dissemination by the Bangladesh Police. Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently 

pending. 

Additionally, the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans. The PRP plans to attend all consultations 

regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the 

development of the DMP's unit-level plans. 


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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING 

Key Outcome: Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and training 

capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police 

Key Activities and Progress: 

Output 2.1: Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established 

Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at 

Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters. A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained. 

The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management 

System (PIMS). As part of this process, three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT, AIG 

Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office. The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in 

collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database. This will 

enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human 

resource functions. Currently, 133,000 personal records have been entered into the system. 

The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system 

to a web-based system. To this end, nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the 

Office of the Bangladesh Police's ICT AIG and Establishment AIG. Additional DIG, CID, Md. Shah Alom was 

appointed to manage the conversion process, taking into account users' needs. A seven-member committee was 

formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on 

advances made throughout the PIMS' conversion process. The technical committee must first address several 

identified requirements before conversion can begin. A decision was taken to commence the system piloting 

process during December 2012 and this is ongoing. 

Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale, with a total of 354 police personnel 

participating in the survey. The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line 

Survey outputs. The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013. 

Output 2.2: Human Resource Management policies, structures, systems, and procedures 

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment 

As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue, 

the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 

of 2013. The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource 

Management strategy, policies, structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the 

Human Resource Management Divisions' efficiency and effectiveness. 

Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Police's AIG, Recruitment and Manpower, and 

AIG, Establishment, during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 2.2.2. The focus of the 

consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs, resulting in 

the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity. Overall, progress on the activity is still rather 

limited. The only output achieved was the inclusion of a Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 

2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group. Implementation plans will be 

drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013. 

Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management. The consultations 

resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police 

Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013. Efforts to 

compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing. 

A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel. 1,650 participants, 

ranging from constables to inspectors, participated in the workshops. 

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Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police 

Blood Bank. The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police 

Welfare Unit on health issues, especially on the Blood Bank's functions. Additionally, the project 

supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10,000 Health Cards, 

allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information 

instantly, saving valuable time in providing medical services. 

Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were 

pending until Quarter 3. These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance 

welfare issues for police officers. 

The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process. The 

Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the 

recruitment process. The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh 

Police in 2013. 

Output 2.3: Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training 

A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as 

an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014. The working group conducted two consultation meetings 

as part of the broader strategic planning process. The working group's input was accepted and 

incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during 

Quarter 1 of 2013. 

A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh 

Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah, in reviewing entry-level training 

programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy. Eight workshops were conducted across 

the country with 366 police officers participating. The workshops' objective was to identify priority 

training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current 

needs, mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks. The team conducting the TNA 

workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions, specifically 

sixteen Additional SPs/ASPs/Inspectors, who were provided with a three-day training programme on 

TNA. A Facilitator's Guide for team members was also developed. 

The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members, with a total of 

eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating. 

Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Planning, Research, and Human Resource 

Development Division, another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for 

DMP personnel in-service training. As part of the process, consultation with police personnel at 

different ranks began during Quarter 3. This process continued during Quarter 4, with workshops in 

which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated. 

A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant 

training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee 

Recruit Constables (TRC). Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy 

and approved by Police Headquarters. 

The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRM&T) Component provided support to 

the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses. The 

HRM&T Component's responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard 

instructional procedures. 


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The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police, aiming to 

improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly. After revisions, the 

material will go through the Bangladesh Police's internal processes for approval and endorsement. 

Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for 

programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres. 

Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in 

curriculum development at the Police Staff College, potentially resulting in an increase in participants' 

knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training. 

A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials 

visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about 

human resource development and training 

practices in the South African Police Service. The 

team included five senior police officers and two 

senior officials from the MoHA. The team explored 

aspects related to training structures within the 

South African Police regarding basic training, 

post-initial training and specialised training. 

Modules related to curriculum development, 

standardisation and quality control were also 

analysed. The Bangladesh Police will form a 

Technical Training Committee to explore 

possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons 

learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police 

Training Unit's policies and practices. 

The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 

2012 Training Programme for all training 

institutions under its command. The PRP provided 

constant support and advocacy during this drafting 

process, though achievement of the 2012 Training 

Programme is still outstanding. A draft 2013 

Training Programme has already been submitted. 

The IGP gave his approval for conducting a 

high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Police's 

Heads of Training Institutions. The aim of this 

meeting is to commence the process of 

developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police. The meeting was 

initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and, finally, to 2013. 

Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the 

Bangladesh Police, while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50% refurbished. The DMP 

Training Academy has also been refurbished, inclusive of furniture and computer equipment, but has 

yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police. 

The PRP conducted three training courses entitled, 'Training on Presentation and Facilitation Skills' at 

the Police Staff College in Dhaka. Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the 

Forensic Training Academy attended the training program. The training courses are expected to 

enhance participants' knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service 

Training Centres. 

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Additionally, as part of 

the PRP's support to 

the Bangladesh Police 

Training Institutions' 

trainers' capacity 

building, forty-five 

instructors from various 

Police Training 

Institutions were 

provided with a 

sixty-hour ToT course. 

Furthermore, 141 

Constables were 

trained on the 

integrated Criminal 

Data Management 

System (CDMS). The 

objective of the training 

was to increase Constables' skill level in CDMS data entry. 

The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh 

Police CID Headquarters staff, reaching sixty support staff members. 

Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions, having no 

additional budget implications for Component 2. 

Networking: The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives 

and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training. The Component 

also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human 

Rights Training coordination. 


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INVESTIGATIONS, OPERATIONS, AND PROSECUTIONS 

Key Outcome: Improved police operations, investigations, and prosecutions to enhance fair and 

equitable justice 


Output 3.1: Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence 

based procedures 

During 2012, the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act. In collaboration with the 

UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project, the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft 

Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of "Scientific Evidence." The 

PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster, resulting in the 

involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process. 

The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the 

development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP). The Head of the Chemical Laboratory 

identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during 

development of the 2013 AWP. 

The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information 

System (AFIS). This initiative involves collecting approximately 67,000 fingerprints from convicted and 

remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh. The PRP supported the training of one hundred 

officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to 

collect 67,000 fingerprints from detainees. The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of 

investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously 

incarcerated individuals. 

The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School 

which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID. The FTI is the 

focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh 

Police's capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner. 

Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing 

evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate. The assessment determined that monthly 

returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits. In consideration of the 

findings, further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming. 

During this period, the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget 

for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan; 

however, challenges persist. The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division 

including forensics, and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be 

problematic. This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the 

subject with the IGP and seek future funding. 

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals 

to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong. The initial Service Request Form (SRF) 

was raised in November 2011; however, the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract 

was cancelled. Though a new SRF was created in June 2012, the tender process failed to identify any 

technically qualified suppliers. The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager 

to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first week of January 

2013. Additionally, ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical 

Laboratories and improve the working environment. 

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At the beginning of 2012, one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas. 

Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP 

expects to receive the kits in mid-January, 2013. The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras. 

A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and 

promptly distributed to police stations across the country. The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and 

digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete, 

physical evidence from crime scenes, thereby linking more suspects to crimes. 

The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and 

an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka. This 

equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen 

chemical laboratories' ability to test viscera for the presence of poison. 

Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued 

throughout 2012. The objective of the training Course was to 

develop participants' knowledge base and skill set in securing and 

managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of 

investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police. In 2012, sixty 

courses were completed by 1,210 participants. The training 

enhanced the participants' knowledge, attitude and skills in 

collecting and preserving evidence. 

Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations 

in Bangladesh. The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic 

assessment, crime scene preservation, and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from 

contamination. 

Output 3.2: Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime, in 

particular for crimes against women and children, THB, sexual abuse and assault, 

serious and emerging crime, counter terrorism, financial, and cyber-crime 

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in 

identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators. 

However, the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the course's development 

and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently. 

A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation. The focus 

group comprises of representatives from CID, SB, DB, and Detective Training School (DTS). The 

PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in 

order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to 

strengthen the response. The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID 

for consideration. 


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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced 

Investigations Skills Training, conducted at the Detective Training School. The PRP's presentation 

provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined 

main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases. 

The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the 

Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh 

Police's input into the drafting process of this important legislation. The consultations strongly focused 

on the investigation process, victim protection and support, and on enhancing international 

cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking. 

A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka 

Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Department's current policies and operational 

environment. This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic 

approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious 

crime. The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National 

Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing 

details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP. 

The PRP hosted Mr. Kelly Brophy, Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and 

discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the 

movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime. Further meetings will be 

undertaken to develop formal support measures. 

The PRP met with Mr. Steve Powell, Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on 

numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in 

persons responses. 

In 2012, a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the 

participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course. As planned, 

the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses, completed by a total of 280 

investigators. The objectives of the courses included development of participants' ability and aptitude 

in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law. 

Two THB Investigation Training 

Courses were completed in 

Rajshahi and Dinajpur. The 

objective of the courses was to 

enhance the Bangladesh 

Police's capacity and knowledge 

base on THB, focusing on victim 

support and the development of 

sexual assault investigation 

techniques. In addition to 

hands-on activities, a training 

workbook was reviewed, 

resulting in additional sections 

on gender and equity, victims of 

crime and an overview of the 

Police Victim Support Centre. 

The workbook is accompanied 

by training aids such as 

PowerPoint presentations. 

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Two Investigation of Sexual 

Assault courses were conducted 

in collaboration with Component 

5. A total of thirty-five female 

investigators assigned to the 

Victim Support Centres in Dhaka 

and Rangamati, the Monitoring 

Cell for Combating Trafficking in 

Persons and the DMP received 

training. The objective of the 

training course was to develop 

participants' knowledge base and 

ability to conduct investigations 

on cases of sexual assault and 

trafficking in persons in 

accordance with international 

standards and domestic law. 

Output 3.3: Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemination 

A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection, analysis and 

dissemination of criminal intelligence. The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID, SB 

and DB. The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal 

intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh. The proposal was 

discussed with the AIG, R&M, on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD, resulting in an 

agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further 

assessment of the proposal's strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP. The IGP is expected 

to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013. 

An international consultant, Criminal Intelligence Specialist, supported the DMP in strengthening the 

DMP's existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD). The consultant completed agreed upon outputs, 

including developing an Establishment Guide, conducting an assessment of the IAD, provisioning 

on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD. 

Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between 

the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID. The consultant facilitated an advanced 

intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts, increasing analysts' skill set 

and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard. 

The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and 

proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country. Two computer systems 

were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group. These 

computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the 

arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist. 

The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC), established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP), 

hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 

2012. The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with 

exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence 

management. A detailed report, inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the 

management of criminal intelligence, was presented to the Bangladesh Police. 


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Output 3.4: More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial system 

A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012. However, the target of 

160 participants was only partially met: though eight courses were conducted, the number of participants 

totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka 

for the training. The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting 

workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting 

training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for 

the new training course. 

The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in 

researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the 

current environment. The National Consultant's draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25, 2012 

and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J. 

Three workshops conducted in Dhaka, Jessore and Sylhet, involving criminal justice system 

stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management. 

Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC), the UNDP funded 

BNHRD-CDP, Magistrates, and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines. All parties 

involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a 

cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP. 

Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects 

activities, to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs. The PRP and 

TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in 

the criminal justice sector's engagement in the process. 

Networking: The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal 

Procedure Code (CrPC). The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC 

review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened. 

The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with 

substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review. 

An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation 

of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal 

Thai Police. The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the 

support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police. 

The PRP consulted with USAID, The Asia Foundation, and Winrock's ACT Project to ensure the 

PRP's better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB. 

Consultations conducted with Ms. Kyra Buchko, Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National 

Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms. Mona M'Bikay 

Boin, Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and 

detention. Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired 

police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission. 

The PRP consulted with Mr. Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross 

(ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops, focusing on developing police 

guidelines on arrest and detention. 

The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a 

Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on 

Saturdays. The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal 

Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level. The PRP is 

supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory 

for forensic sciences. 

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING 

Key Outcome: Greater trust and interaction between the community and police, resulting in 

improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime 


Output 4.1: Community policing philosophy integrated into policing operations 

The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional 

and community consultations in Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna. 

These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community 

policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and 

the community. 

The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven 

Community Policing Units, bringing the total number up to 277 

Community Policing Units nationally. These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and 

monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level. The PRP is 

now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units. 

Four ToT courses were conducted, involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas. The 

objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at 

Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public, collecting and 

protecting evidence from crime scenes, registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and 

developing partnerships with the community. ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to 

personnel serving in Model Thanas. 

Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an 

art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh 

Police with PRP support. Through this initiative, the local police force 

has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided 

students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in 

terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school. 

The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in 

Bandarban, Khulna and Cox's Bazaar on road safety during Traffic 

Week. The programmes included orientation, discussions on road safety for students and teachers 

and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges. Nineteen schools participated in the 

Bandarban program while the Cox's Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness, 

school orientation and driver's orientation. The leaflets were distributed at the town's bus terminal and 

five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative. 

During 2012, the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs. The evaluation's 

objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with 

the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs. The 

findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities. Patterns in 

categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes, type of activities, and quality of 

work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions. The assessment also found 

that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than 

members in unsupported areas. The PRP has already begun implementing the report's 

recommendations and expects PRP's activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPF's 

effectiveness and sustainability. 


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Output 4.2: Effective community policing forums 

A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1,190 copies distributed to all police 

stations, Model Unions, Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake 

community policing initiatives. 

The Community Policing Service Manual and Community 

Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and 

were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers 

and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through 

training and joint workshops for senior officers. 

The following IEC materials have been printed and were 

disseminated to relevant police officers and community members: 

Community Policing Booklet (1,000 copies); 

Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies); 

Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed); 

Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla); 

Community Policing Service Manual (4,232 copies in Bangla); and 

Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed). 

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period. 

This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 

Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas. The CPFs' main 

activities include awareness raising campaigns, orientation for CPF members, developing IEC 

material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing. The majority of 

the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material, promoting safety messages, 

setting up and re-printing signboards, conducting meetings with the community and facilitating 

orientation for community policing forum members. In 2012, a total of BDT 1,90,90,225 was 

distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards. 

Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and 

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012. A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the 

workshops. Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing 

in Model Unions, current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future 

courses of action for community policing in Model Unions. 

Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were 

conducted in Rangpur, Sylhet, Bogra and Dhaka. A total of 118 CPOs completed the training, 

enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management. The objective of the training was to 

refresh participants' knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in 

relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP. After the training, CPOs are expected to be able 

manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladesh's public procurement 

rules are applied. 

The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing. A total of 

fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of 

DTS in Dhaka. 

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint 

workshops on community policing for the 

Chairperson of the Community Policing 

Forums (CPF), Community Policing 

Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions. 

The objective of the joint workshops was 

to reinforce and review the concept of 

existing implementation strategies for 

community policing. The workshops 

enhanced the confidence and trust 

between the police and the community, 

helped categorise challenges, established 

principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the 

local context. A total of 2,423 participants attended the workshops. 

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers, 

involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to 

further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels. 

A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held 

and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members. The PRP anticipates that 

the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the 

effectiveness of Bangladesh's judicial sector. The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing 

discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies. After facilitating a series of meetings 

involving both programmes, three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be 

beneficial, including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts, mirroring community policing 

activities, and replicating victim support services. 

Output 4.3: Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to 

women-friendly Model Thanas 

The Gangachara Model Thana 

Complex in Rangpur District and 

the Sonagazi Model Thana in 

Feni were inaugurated during 

2012. Both new complexes 

consist of three story Thana 

buildings for operational activities 

in addition to officers' quarters 

and barracks. The PRP 

supported the Bangladesh Police 

in building these new police 

establishments. Sonagazi Model 

Thana was inaugurated by the 

then Honorable Minister for 

Home Affairs, Advocate Shahara 

Khatun with representatives from 

the PRP senior management and 

Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police, graced the 

inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest. 


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Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012. About 75% 

of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012. All other construction completion 

is tentatively set at June 2013. 

Under DMP, the Dhanmondi Model Thana "Service Delivery Desk" was refurbished, aiming to 

establish a more professional environment and to foster community services. The PRP also completed 

an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room. 

Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel. A total of 317 police officers 

participated in the training, enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties 

and investigation related matters. 

The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good 

Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators. The PRP 

presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing 

and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh. 

Networking: In cooperation with Component 6, a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was 

conducted with the CMP and OCs. The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire 

initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013. The 

PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and 

Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration 

between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh. 

In collaboration with The Asia Foundation, the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of 

mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives. Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have 

selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladesh's 

northern districts, such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on 

community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic. 

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(Phase-II) 

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING 

Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of fear 

through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and 

sensitive policing and victim support services. 


Output 5.1: Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks and 

more women are represented in positions of authority 

The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the 

community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to 

consider joining the Bangladesh Police. A total of 198 participants attended the programme, with Mr. Md. 

Mokhlesur Rahman BPM, Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP, attending the programme as the chief 

guest. 

Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held, one on DMP premises and the other at the 

Gulshan Police Station. Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP 

and the Constables, Sub-Inspectors, and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in 

Gulshan. The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with 

participants. 

A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in 

Barisal, organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create 

awareness among the police on different issues, especially 

on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing. The 

main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWN's 

progress, to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase 

the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police. 

The First Regional Conference on Police Women 

Leadership-Asia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 

2012 in Dhaka, organized by the BPWN with PRP support. 

Thirty-nine female participants from China, Indonesia, 

Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines and 

Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from 

Bangladesh participated in the Conference. More than 700 

participants from civil societies, NGOs and the Bangladesh 

Police were present during the inauguration. The main 

objective of the Conference was to highlight women police's 

role in policing. Due to their participation in this regional 

Conference, the PRP anticipates an increase in women police 

officers' level of awareness in networking and leadership in 

Bangladesh. The BPWN also facilitated the International 

Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 

March 2012 in Dhaka, focusing on reviewing IAWP's status and 

funds, planning further meetings and reviewing the need for 

training and capacity building for IAWP members. Twenty-four 

participants from various countries were present during the 

meeting. 


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On 18 July 2012, the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka. 

The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children, under the 

supervision of an adult while their parents, mainly women police officers, are at work. The then 

Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Advocate 

Sahara Khatun MP, graced the occasion as the chief guest. The 

day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and 

Children Affairs. Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector 

General of Police, stated that the percentage of women in the 

Bangladesh Police has increased from 2% to 4% due to the 

PRP's gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the 

day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh 

Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will 

receive the proper care that they deserve. 

With the PRP's assistance, the BPWN organized three computer 

courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from 

different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka. The BPWN 

organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the 

BPWN's own funds. 

Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign, in coordination with the UN system's efforts to eradicate 

violence against women, The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains organized in 

six divisions. Nearly 400 men and women police officers, from the Additional IGP to Constables, 

participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in 

Rajarbagh. About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong, 250 in Khulna, 

125 in Barisal, 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet. These human chains created enormous 

motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women. A 

community member stated that, "it [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence 

against women. Usually, [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the police." 

As members of the BPWN, three senior female police 

officers increased their knowledge base on operations, 

management and professional integrity by attending a 

five-day Journey to the Edge conference, held from 9 to 

13 September 2012 in St. John's, Newfoundland and 

Labrador, Canada. The IAWP organized the conference 

in order to strengthen, unite and raise the profile of 

women in criminal justice. There was also an interactive 

media lab training session which helped the participants 

exchange their views and ideas. 

Two mid-level 

women police 

o f f i c e r s 

participated in a month-long course in Nepal, organized by 

SANGAT, a South Asian Network. The main objectives of the 

course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender, 

development, women's leadership, globalisation, human rights 

and peace. The course enhanced participants' skills and abilities 

in examining their activities from a gender and human rights 

perspective, analysing the problem of violence against women 

(VAW) and ways to challenge VAW, networking and cooperating 

for advocacy of gender equality across national borders. 

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Output 5.2: Increased gender awareness 

A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and 

Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police. The consultant conducted several focus group 

discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive 

feedback on the Policy. Prior to the development of the Policy, the PRP organized various 

consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers. The PRP is 

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review. After the PRP's finalisation, the 

feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013. 

The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizens' 

Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for 

the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012. The PRP participated in that consultation and 

contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation 

Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012, drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which 

PRP is a member. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of 

Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval. 

A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 

October 2012. The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police 

training schools, who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police. 

Additional Commissioner, Ms. Mily Biswas, Additional Commissioner DMP, opened the training 

course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course. 

During the reporting period, eighteen orientations on gender 

sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes 

for the PRP. A total of 1,007 police officers, among which 102 

were women, attended the orientations facilitated by the 

PRP-trained gender trainers. Upon completion of the 

orientations, the PRP expects that participants will have a 

common understanding on gender sensitivity and on 

participants' role in dealing with women and children. 

A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the 

Police Staff College. A total of twenty-six participants, of whom seventeen were men and nine were 

women, from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course. The participants previously attended 

a ToT course in 2011, allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field. 

Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled 'What is Gender?' were disseminated to all police 

stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell. An additional 500 booklets were presented to 

the Special Branch's training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were 

distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender 

sensitive policing. Furthermore, 1,000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among 

police officers, NGO representatives, parliament members, survivors, and survivors' family members 

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Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna, where approximately one hundred 

women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved. The aim of the 

consultations was to help create professionalism, identify challenges faced by female officers in 

modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers. Eight BPWN committees 

were formed, to manage local issues related to women police. The consultations created the 

opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with 

senior female officers. 

Output 5.3: Improved Victim Support 

The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was 

the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and 

PRP in planning, constructing and making the new establishment 

operational. This new VSC will increase the geographical 

coverage of victim services across the Bangladesh's southern 

region. 

During 2012, two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom 

fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls. Among them, 

34% were referred to NGOs for further services, 31% were 

reunited with their families, 12% were handed over to the court system and 11% were released from 

VSCs, as detailed in the following table: 

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 

Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total 

Missing 227 7 234 

Cases Related to Sexual Assault, Trafficking, Dowry Related 

Violence 

80 41 121 

Other Cases (family problems, torture, early marriage etc.) 142 1 143 

Total 449 49 498 

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total 

Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 

Returned to family 143 13 156 

Released from VSCs 104 13 117 

Handed over to the court system 47 11 58 

Total 449 49 498 

Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division, located in the Tejgaon Victim Support 

Centre, is now complete. During this period, the Women Support and Investigation Division received 

303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act, 2000, amended in 2003: 

seventy-three were related to rape, ninety-four to dowry related violence, sixteen to sexual 

harassment, 105 to abduction, nine to human trafficking, three to burning and three to abandonment. 

After investigation by female officers, a total of 180 charge sheets were issued, 93 final reports 

submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations. 

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The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka 

and Rangamati VSC. VSC staff began entering data at the 

end of December 2012. From early 2013, VSCs are expected 

to be able to manage their own records of all victims, 

including any other relevant information on services taken or 

receiving from VSCs. 

Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are 

expected to be completed by 2013. The PRP National Project 

Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in 

Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both 

sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013. The other four sites 

are expected to be handed over by June 2013. 

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in 

Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is 

operating smoothly and effectively. The main discussion 

points included 2012's successful completion, case reviews 

and the extension of NGO services for the next year. NGO 

representatives have shown interest in working with the 

Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year. Additionally, a 

meeting held with the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of 

Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the 

Bangladesh Police's budget's operational cost in order to 

ensure sustainability. Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including 

victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring 

efficient delivery of funds. 

A public consultation programme on 'The Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in 

Bangladesh' was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13 December 

2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room. The participants consisted of Committee 

members and relevant VSC officers, with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW. On behalf of VSCs, 

Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Shamima Begum, presented a report on VSC activities. 

The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five 

NGOs in counselling, medical services, interpreting local languages 

and rehabilitation. This novel network was formalised by signing a 

Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA, 

Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, Marie Stopes, Green Hill, Family 

Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and 

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST). 

A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working 

with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to 

persons with disabilities. The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide 

services to the disabled. In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities, 

two training programmes on the 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language 

Orientation' were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012, attended by 

forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs. The trainings were 

supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users. 


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Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 

and 11 August 2012. The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP 

police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC. VSCs staff members 

were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases, an initiative jointly 

organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012. 

A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of 

Police's office. The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the 

Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC. Twenty journalists from 

various print and electronic media, in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club, were 

present at the meeting. 

Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati, 

Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012. A total of 119 participants, of whom twenty were 

women police officers, now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method 

of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance. 

The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from 

Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre. The 

objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to 

psychosocial counselling. 

The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station, and 

Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs. The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality 

for the Rajshahi VSC, to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and 

NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC 

support. A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops, of whom seven were from 

NGOs and the rest, including thirty-eight women police officers, were from the Bangladesh Police. 

The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising, a global call to end VAW, by arranging discussions 

with police officers. Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and 

aimed to create awareness among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing 

VAW. 

Networking: A high-level sixteen-member government delegation 

from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012. 

On behalf of the UNDP Country Office, Gender Specialist, Ms. 

Sookhee Kwak, was present during the visit. 

Another delegation led by Ms. Macha Farrant, Security and Justice 

Adviser of DFID Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, 

visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 

June 2012. Mr. Hector Diaz 

Soliman, Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell 

Stamp Ltd. and Mr. Muhd. Rafiquzzaman, Governance Advisor of 

DFID Bangladesh, were also present, among others, during the 

visit. The delegation later met with the PRP management in 

Police Headquarters. 

Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives 

from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission, Royal Bhutan 

Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012. 

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(Phase-II) 

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY 

Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and sustainable 

information communication technology to provide better service to the community 


Output 6.1: An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed 

The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom 

and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and 

subsequently approved by the IGP. Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new 

offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff, 

inclusive of office equipment and furnishing. The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General 

and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management, and the 

Additional Deputy Inspector, ICT and Telecom (PHQ), were prepared and discussed at a meeting with 

the AIG, Telecom, and AIG, E&D, formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research. Proposed 

amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider 

discussion within Police Headquarters. 

Documented police ICT priorities, developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP 

assistance, were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the 

ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group. 

A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a 

workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and 

implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies. 

A demonstration of Records, Vehicle, and User Management modules from the integrated MIS 

system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 

November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters, including AIG, ICT, AIG, Revenue E&D, 

AIG, Administration, and ASP, Transport. The purpose of the demonstration was to commence 

preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters. 

The demonstration was received very positively and, at the request of the AIG, ICT, a letter was 

forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation. 

The newly appointed Additional DIG, ICT and Telecom, in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the 

PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training. The PRP also completed refurbishment of the 

office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed. At a separate meeting 

with the DMP Commissioner, the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative 

functions within DMP. This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with 

the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter. 

Output 6.2: Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information and 

intelligence 

Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the 

Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress. The developer provided the Oracle Media 

Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued. An electronic 

confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle. The application to install 

data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the 

installation is expected to be finalised shortly. 


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During this period, a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the 

Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff. 

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012. 

TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight 

operational locations in the DMP. The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP 

HQ. During the demonstration, the developer displayed the registration, identification and other system 

features. The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre. Installation of the 

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room. The 

system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the 

end of December 2012. CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained 

persons, provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained, and 

help with tracking detainees. 

Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special 

Branch (SB) of the 

Immigration Section for 

distribution to thirty border 

posts around Bangladesh. 

The devices use AAA 

batteries and permit 

examination of document 

security features, including 

use of ultraviolet light. In 

addition, forty Machine 

Readable Passport (MRP) 

scanners, provided by the 

PRP to the Immigration 

Section, were integrated with 

the ForTrack system and 

installed in the Hazrat 

Shahjalal Airport and at the 

Hajj Camp. The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and 

instantly take images of the personal data page, showing security features visible in ultraviolet and 

infrared light. The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted 

with a chip. According to immigration officials, the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 - 

75%. Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed. The 

SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the 

fingerprint readers within the system. 

The PRP delivered a training course entitled, 'Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training' at the 

DMP HQ. A total of twenty-two participants completed the training, enabling them to use the computer 

forensic equipment. The training focused on the use of forensic examination software, mobile phone 

data analysers, use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations, portable data analysis devices, 

and disk duplicators. The PRP anticipates that after the training, police officers will be able to contribute 

to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh. The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and 

software for the CID, DB of the DMP, and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe 

software packages, twenty-one Encase portable devices, seven fixed and four mobile computer 

forensic workstations, three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators. 

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Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the 

Canadian Police College in Ottawa. The training involved three courses: Computer Forensic 

Examination, Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis. The main objective of the 

training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber 

related crime. Mr. ATM Shahin Ahmed, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Anwar Sikdar, 

Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police, Mr. Zannatul Hasan, 

attended the training. 

Output 6.3: Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure 

and training 

The PRP organized training on project management methodology, "PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner", 

at the Police Staff College. In total, eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management 

Methodology training. The main objective of the training was to develop participants' capacity on project 

management. After completing the course, participants undertook an examination, resulting in eleven 

participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 

Practitioner Certificate. 

During this period, a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted 

for processing. The training is expected to be delivered in 2013. 

A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRP's Information, 

Communication, and Technology Component. The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of 

the review process. Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the 

current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training. The workshops, chaired by AIG, ICT, examined the content 

proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package, considered office software to be covered and 

decided on the duration of the course. ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released 

for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group. The revision is expected to be completed in 

2013. 

At the DMP's request, 1,100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the 

DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP. 

Networking: Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective 

training opportunities in 2013. The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013. 


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Section III: 

Financial Management


(Phase-II) 

Section III: Financial Management 

1. Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012 

(Amounts in USD) 

Sl 

# 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

Component/Activity 

Yearly 

Budget 

(NEX+DCS) 

Total 

Expenditure 

(NEX+DCS) 

Balance on 

Yearly Budget 

(NEX+DCS) 

% of 

Utilisation 

Strategic Direction and 

Organizational Reform 

503,648 331,491 172,157 66% 

Human Resource 

Management and Training 

1,093,024 799,746 293,278 73% 

Investigations, Operations, 

and Prosecutions 

954,469 640,987 313,482 67% 

Crime Prevention and 

Community Policing 

1,855,623 1,616,012 239,611 87% 

Promoting Gender Sensitive 

Policing 

670,680 546,699 123,981 82% 

Information, 

Communications, and 

1,149,422 746,127 403,295 65% 

Technology 

Programme Management 

(Project Support Costs) 

788,495 968,907 (180,412) 123% 

Grand Total 7,015,361 5,649,970 1,365,391 81% 

The above figure indicates that 81% of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 

December 2012. This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project 

accounts as of 31 December 2012. A comparative graphical representation on allocation and 

expenditure for each activity is shown below: 

Component wise Allocation vs Expenditure of 2012 

2,000,000 

1,800,000 

1,600,000 

1,400,000 

1,200,000 

1,000,000 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

- 

Allocation (Jan'12-Dec'12) 

Expenditure (01 Jan'12 - 31 Dec'12) 


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2. Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 

(Figure in USD) 

Par culars 

Total Revised 

Budget (January to 

December, 2012) 

Total Expenditure 

(up to December 31, 

2012) 

Balance (as of 

December 31, 2012) 

% of Expenditures to 

Total Budget 

NEX 

DCS 

Total 

UNDP 

(TRAC - 

04000) 

DFID (Cost 

Sharing - 

30000) 

001360 002100 00012 00551 

Total 

2,680,956 4,334,405 7,015,361 2,542,881 4,472,480 7,015,361 

2,450,737 3,199,232 5,649,970 2,013,062 3,636,908 5,649,970 

230,219 1,135,172 1,365,391 529,819 835,572 1,365,391 

91% 74% 81% 79% 81% 81% 

The total revised budget for the 2012 

calendar year was USD 7,015,361 

and total funds utilised as of 31 

December 2012 were at USD 

5,649,970, representing 81% of the 

total budget. A graphical 

representation on utilisation of the 

total budget for 2012 is as follows: 

(NB: NEX=National Execution, 

DCS=Direct Country Support) 

Unutilized fund 

as at 31 Dec'12 

1,365,391 19% 

Total Expenditures as at 31 Dec'12 

Fund Utilization in 2012 

Total 

Expenditures as 

at 31 Dec'12 

5,649,970 81% 

Unutilized fund as at 31 Dec'12 

3. Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 

A total of USD 5,649,970 was 

expended in 2012 up to 31 

December, out of which USD 

1,984,350 was expended in Quarter 1 

from January to March 2012; USD 

1,633,756 expended in Quarter 2 

from April to June 2012; USD 

381,284 expended in Quarter 3 from 

July to September 2012; and USD 

1,650,580 expended in Quarter 4 

from October to December 2012. 

6,000,000 

5,000,000 

5,000,000 

3,000,000 

2,000,000 

1,000,000 

1,984,350 

Actual Exp. 

Jan'12-Mar'12 

Quarterly Expenditure Trend of 2012 

1,633,756 

Actual Exp. 

Apr'12-Jun'12 

381,284 

Actual Exp. 

Jul'12-Sept'12 

1,650,580 

Actual Exp. 

Oct'12-Dec'12 

5,649,970 

Total 

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Section IV: 

Lessons Learned and 

the Way Forward


(Phase-II) 

Section IV: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward 

Lessons Learned 

During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012, the PRP team identified the 

following lessons learned: 

There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officers' perception on the organizational 

readiness of their portfolios, implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual 

reality. Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation. As a standard practice, 

organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the 

lower levels are prepared for implementation, irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior 

police officer in charge. 

The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012, in addition to media and 

press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings, resulted in the 

return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review. 

Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground; though quiet advocacy 

worked in this particular instance, the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time. 

The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive 

results; however, the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if, in the future, quiet advocacy 

fails to achieve desired results. 

The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers. 

These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from 

within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers. 

CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community 

policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing. 

Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the 

MoHA in 2009, has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing 

community policing at the local level, resulting in a high level of participation among community 

stakeholders. The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced 

in order to produce greater outcomes. 

The Way Forward 

In 2013, the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework. The priorities 

for 2013-2014 include the following: 

Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the 

Police Act, leading to the preparation of a new draft; 

Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 

2012-2014, in addition to other mechanisms and processes, in order to ensure that the Bangladesh 

Police's budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014; 

Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation; 

Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the 

Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections 

scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013; 

Improving service delivery to disadvantaged, marginalised, and vulnerable groups through a wider 

network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers, particularly in Model Thanas; 

and, 

Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through 

evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles, in addition to 

greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing. 

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Annex I 

Training and 

Knowledge Products


(Phase-II) 

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products 

Table 1: Capacity Building Activities 2012 

Table 1.1: In-Country Training 2012 

Sl. No. Title of Training No. of Training Date 

Number of 

Participants 

Outcome 2: Human Resources Management and Training 

1. 

Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal 

3 

February- 141 

Data Management System (CDMS) 

March M:135; F:6 

2. 

Training Workshop on Presentation and 

3 

March- May 62 

Facilitation Skills 

M:59; F:3 

3. 

Training Workshop on Curriculum 

1 

18-22 March 14 

Development 

2012 M:14; F:0 

4. Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 

April- 

45 

September M:20; F:0 

5. Training on TNA 1 

25-27 Sept 16 

2012 M:13; F:3 

6. Basic Office Management Training 2 

November- 60 

December M:46; F:14 

7. Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 

September- 1650 

December M:1444; F:206 

Total Outcome 

1988 

M:1756; F:232 

Outcome 3: Investigations, Operations, and Prosecutions 

1. THB Investigation Training 2 

February- 40 

March M35; F5 

2. Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 

February- 1211 

October M1191; F20 

3. ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 

01-12 April 11 

2012 M11; F0 

4. Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 

May- 

280 

December M279; F1 

5. 

Training Course on Investigation of Sexual 

May-June 35 

2 

Assault 

M0; F35 

6. Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 

07-18 

23 

October 2012 M22; F1 

7. Court Police Officers Course 7 

October- 136 

December M123; F13 

8. Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 

100 

M99; F1 

Total Outcome 

1836 

M:1760; F:76 

Outcome 4: Crime Prevention and Community Policing 

1. 

Training on Community Policing for 

1 8 April 2012 52 

Trainee Officers of DTS, Dhaka 

M:52; F:0 

2. 

Training on Community Policing for Senior 4 April - 

82 

Police Officers 

November M:79; F:3 

3. 

Training on Financial Management for 

5 

118 

June 

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 

M:118; F:0 

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Number of 

Sl. No. Title of Training No. of Training Date 

Participants 

4. Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model 

36 

2 June 

Thana Personnel 

M:36; F:0 

5. Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model 

2 July 36 

Thana Trainers 

M:36; F:0 

6. Training for Model Thana personnel by 

September- 253 

12 

Model Thana Trainers 

October M:243; F:10 

Total Outcome 

577 

M:564; F:13 

Outcome 5: Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 

1. Training on Psychosocial Counselling 

20 

1 01-05 April 

2. Refresher Course on Gender and 

Violence Against Women 

3. Training on Dealing with Children 

4. Computer Training for BPWN members 

5. Orientation on Gender 

6. ToT on Gender Based Violence and 

Gender Sensitive Policing 

Total Outcome 

Outcome 6: Information, Communication and Technology 

1. 

Prince 2 Project Management 

Methodology Foundation and Practitioner 

1 

2. 

Computer Forensic Equipment Operator 

Training 

1 

3. 

Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) 

user training 

1 

1 15-17 May 

3 January-May 

3 

21 

January- 

December 

January- 

December 

1 October 

M:0; F:20 

26 

M:17; F:9 

119 

M:99; F:20 

60 

M:0; F:60 

1003 

M:903; F:100 

26 

M:26; F:0 

1254 

M:1045; F:209 

22 April – 3 

May 2012 

18 

M:17; F:1 

14 May – 24 22 

May 2012 M:20; F:2 

26-30 July 26 

2012 M:26; F:0 

Total Outcome 

66 

M:63; F:3 

Grand Total 5721 

M:5188; F:533 


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Table 1.2: Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012 

Sl. No. 

Title of Training 

No. of 

Training 

1. Study Tour to South Africa 1 

2. 

Visit to the Royal Thai Police 

Transnational Crime Coordination 

Centre, Thailand 

Leadership and Management 

1 

Date 

27 September- 

07 October 

19-23 

November 

Location 

South Africa 

Thailand 

3. 

09-13 

Development 

1 

September Canada 

4. 

Gender, Development, Human 

5 September-5 

Rights, and Peace 

1 

October Nepal 

5. 

16 January-03 

Computer Forensic Examiners 

2 

February 

Course 

21 May - 8 

Canada 

June 

6. 

Cellphone Seizure and Analysis 

06-10 February 

Course 

2 

22-26 October Canada 

7. Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 

05-16 March 

05-16 Canada 

November 

8. 

Attend the annual meeting of the 

1 29 Sep-3 Oct 

International Association of Chiefs of 

Police (ICAP) 

2012 

USA 

Grand Total 

Number of 

Participants 

7 

M:7; F0 

3 

M2; F1 

4 

M:0; F4 

2 

M:0; F2 

4 

M:4; F:0 

3 

M: 3 

3 

M: 3 

1 

M: 1 

27 

M:20; F:7 

Table 1.3: Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events 

Sl. No. 


Ministries or 

Organizations 

Outcome 1: Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 

Consultative Workshop on the 

1. Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012- 

2014 

2. 

Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh 

Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 

Total Outcome 

Date 

Number of 

Participants 

1 February 70 

M:66; F:4 

10 March 150 

M:143; F:7 

220 

M:209; F:11 

Outcome 2: Human Resources Management and Training 

Training Needs Assessment Workshop 8 November 363 

1. for Basic Training at Different Entry 

M:357; F:6 

Points of Bangladesh Police 

2. 

Workshop on Training Needs 

12 September- 670 

Assessment for In-Service Training 

November M:657; F:13 

3. 

Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28 

4. 

Community Consultation on ‘How the 

Community Wants to See the Police’ 

(Conducted jointly with Component 4) 

Total Outcome 

11 September- 

December 

M:28; F:0 

413 

M:405; F:6 

1474 

M:1449; F25 

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Ministries or 

Organizations 

Date 

Number of 

Participants 

Outcome 3: Investigations, Operations, and Prosecutions 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

Focus Group – Police Prosecutors 

Course 

Training Needs Analysis for Investigation 

Skills Course 

Forensic Focus Group 

DMP Criminal Intelligence 

Investigations Focus Group 

Court Inspectors Focus Group 

Intelligence Focus Group 

Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 

SWOT of CID 

Court Officers’ Workshop 

THB Implementing Rules 

Forensic Workshop 

Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 

Criminal Intelligence 

Serious Crime Investigation DMP 

Criminal Analyst 

Court Police Officers’ Course Hand book 

Development 

Development Police Custody 

Management Guidelines 

Total Outcome 

Outcome 4: Crime Prevention and Community Polic ing 

1. 

2. 

Workshop on Community Policing for 

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town 

Project 

Refresher Workshop on Community 

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and 

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

3 

11 January 13 

M:12; F:1 

10 January 12 

M:12; F:0 

8 February 12 

M:12; F:0 

7 February 40 

M:39; F:1 

February-June 21 

M:19; F:2 

13 February 12 

M:12; F:0 


M:11; F:0 


M:12; F:0 

03 May 15 

M:12; F:3 

22 June 5 

M:5; F:0 

17 July 15 

M:13; F:2 

26 July 6 

M:5; F:1 

27 August 17 

M:16; F:1 

September 34 

M:30; F:4 

05 September 40 

M:35; F:5 

20 September 12 

M:10; F:2 

02 October 8 

M:8; F:0 

October 49 

M:37; F:12 

335 

M:301; F:34 

1 21-22 March 20 

M:0; F:20 

12 January-March 320 

M:319; F:1 


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3. 


Joint Workshop on Community Policing 

for CPF, CPOS, OCS, and the PRP 

Total Outcome 

Outcome 5: Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 

Ministries or 

Organizations 

Date 

Number of 

Participants 

54 April-December 2240 

M:2206; F:34 

(CPF1871) 

2580 

M:2525; F:55 

Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78 

1. 

M33; F45 

Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55 

2. 

M36; F19 

Total Outcome 

133 

M:69; F:64 

Outcome 6: Information, Communication, and Technology 

1. Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September N/A 

Total Outcome 

Grand Total of the Workshop 

N/A 

4742 

M:4553; F189 

Capacity Building Activities 2012: Total Participants: 10,490; Male: 9761; Female: 729 

Table 1.4: List of Knowledge Products in 2012 

Sl. 

Knowledge Products 

Component 1 

1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 

2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance, 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 

3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh: A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation 

in India, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya 

Component 2 

1 Training Needs Assessment: Facilitators’ Guide 

2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 

3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training 

Component 3 

1 Basic Investigation Skills Course: An introductory course for investigators assigned to 

Model Thanas 

2 Basic Investigation Skills Course: An introductory course for investigators assigned to 

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 

3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012 

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 

5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide 

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Component 4 

1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 

2 Training Video on Community Policing 

3 Community Policing Pocket Book 

4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 

5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook 

Component 6 

1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 

2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 

3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 

4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 

5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 

6 Design Documents of CIVS 

Component 7 

Project Documents 

1 PRP Result Report 2012 

2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and M&E plan byThomas 

Winderl, Ph.D., MBA 

3 Key Results for 2013 

Reports 

1 Quarterly Report, January to March,2012 

2 Quarterly Report, April to June, 2012 

3 Quarterly Report, July to September, 2012 

4 Annual Report 2012 

Survey/Evaluation 

1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 

2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary 

Report 

3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 

Newsletters 

1 Newsletters, 11 October to 12 March, 2012 

2 Newsletters, April to June, 2012 

3 Newsletters, July to September, 2012 

4 Newsletters, October to December, 2012 

Operations 

1 Initial AWP, Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 

2 Revised AWP, Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 

3 Audit Report 2011 


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Annex II 

News Articles


(Phase-II) 

30 Jan 2012 

PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 

adorning the badge of senior 

secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood 

Khandakar at her office on Sunday. 

Photo: PID 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 

Sunday adorned the Inspector 

General of Police Hassan Mahmood 

Khandker with the badge of Senior 

Secretary, reports UNB. 

She pinned the badge at a simple 

ceremony at her office. The 

government has recently upgraded 

the post of IGP to that of a Senior 

Secretary. 

Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun, 

Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj 

Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique, 

Principal Secretary to the Prime 

Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman, 

PMO Secretary Molla 

Waheeduzzaman, Principal Staff 

Officer of the Armed Forced Division 

Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PM's 

press secretary Abul Kalam Azad 

were, among others, present. 

Web link: http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=51767&date=2012-01-30 

'Bring change in police force' 

TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 

AUTHOR / SOURCE : OUR CORRESPONDENT 

RAJSHAHI, FEB 6: Rajshahi 

Metropolitan Police (RMP) under 

its police reformation programme 

organised a views-exchange 

meeting on 'Community 

Consultation' at the ground of 

Rajshahi police line on Monday 

morning. Presided over by 

Mohammad Obaidullah, 

commissioner of Rajshahi 

Metropolitan Police, the 

programme was attended, among 

others, by additional inspector 

general of police, CID, Mokhlesur 

Rahman, as chief guest, DIG, 

Rajshahi, Siddiqur Rahman, and 

project manager of PRP Henk Van 

Zyl. 

Speakers at the programme 

underscored the need for an 

international standard community 

police force in respect of the 

present crime scenario in 

Bangladesh. They also called for 

an abrupt change in police force of 

the country. 

Web link: http://theindependentbd.com/paper-edition/metropolitan/others/93631-bring-change-in-police-force.html 


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(Phase-II) 

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 

United News of Bangladesh, Dhaka 

The two-day 1st Asia Region 

Women Police Conference-2012 

will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel 

in Dhaka on March 7. 

The home minister, Sahara 

Khatun, will inaugurate the 

conference. 

Jointly organised by the 

Bangladesh Police and the Police 

Reform Programme Bangladesh, 

the conference will be participated 

in by 47 women police from 11 

member states under Region-15 

including Bangladesh, China, India, 

Nepal, Indonesia, Japan, South 

Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, 

Sri Lanka and Taiwan. 

The president of Bangladesh 

Police Women Network and 

additional DIG of CID, Rawsan Ara, 

disclosed it at a press briefing held 

at Media Centre of DMP 

headquarters in the city on Sunday. 

She said 25 directors of the 

International Association of Women 

Police Board were expected to 

attend the conference. The IAWP 

is divided into 18 regions 

comprising 55 countries as its 

members. Bangladesh is a 

member of Region-15. 

The Dhaka Declaration will be 

announced at the concluding 

ceremony on March 8. The 

declaration will be made on the 

basis of panel discussion, training 

session and view exchange 

session, which will be organised 

during the conference, Rawsan 

said. 

Monday, March 5, 2012 

Web link: http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-03-05&nid=2922 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 

Metropolitan 

Law and order has improved in 2 yrs 

Speakers at a function yesterday said 

the Police Reform Programme (PRP) 

is supporting the transition of 

Bangladesh Police from a colonial 

style force to a democratic one. 

PRP, in collaboration with Bangladesh 

Police, organised the function at a 

hotel in the capital to present the 

Mid-term Review findings of PRP 

phase-2. 

Additional Inspector General of Police 

Md Mokhlesur Rahman, also national 

project director of PRP, said majority 

of the people, who took part in a 

survey conducted by PRP last year, 

have said that the country's law and 

order situation has improved over the 

last two years. 

The respondents in the survey also 

said to have witnessed a change in 

the behaviour of the police, he said. 

"I believe that these are the signs that 

indicate that police performance is 

slowly improving and that the public 

are beginning to see that as well,” he 

said. 

“One of the factors that helped the 

police achieve this success has been 

the work conducted by the PRP,” he 

added. 

PRP is a long-term comprehensive 

capacity building initiative to create a 

secure environment for the people 

based on respect for law and human 

rights and equitable access to justice. 

The programme puts specific focus on 

the poor and the disadvantaged, and 

women and children. Home Ministry 

Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed, 

UKaid Senior Programme Manager for 

Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP 

Bangladesh Country Director Stefan 

Priesner, among others, addressed 

the function. 

Web link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=229800 

Author: Staff correspondent 

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(Phase-II) 

Date: 11-04-2012 

PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework 

The existing old legislative 

framework of the country if not 

updated, will influence planned 

results, outcomes and impacts of 

Police Reform Programme (PRP) 

Phase-11, the preliminary findings of 

Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 

project revealed. 

Officials of the PRP project that 

commenced in October 2009, 

however, believe that significant 

progress can be made within the 

existing legislative framework, which 

has already been evidenced. 

International consultant of the 

project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a 

PowerPoint presentation at a city 

hotel Tuesday said delay in 

reviewing the overall legal 

framework including the 1861 Police 

Act, the Police Regulation of Bengal 

and the Evidence Act are major 

impediments to shifting the force 

away from its colonial stricture. 

He said police reform is a major 

element in the overall development 

strategy of Bangladesh as safety 

and security are among the key 

indicators required for sustainable 

poverty elimination and 

development. 

"Ultimately, these changes will only 

come about if the reform process is 

accompanied by strong political will 

and leadership that is required," he 

said, adding that reform must 

recognise social and political 

realities. 

Mr Barnslay said there are 

significant achievements in gender 

initiatives for women police and 

women as victims. "Human rights 

sensitization has not progressed at 

the same rate. That is something, 

we need to work at," he added. 

The main objective of the reform of 

the $ 29 million project is to develop 

a safer and more secure 

environment based on respect for 

human rights and equitable access 

to justice through policing which is 

more responsive to the needs of 

poor and vulnerable people. 

Of the total fund, UKAID contributes 

$ 16.3 million, United Nations 

Development Programme (UNDP) $ 

8.0 million and unfunded budget is $ 

4.7 million. 

National project director and 

additional inspector general of 

police Mokhlesur Rahman said the 

project has started demonstrating a 

number of significant and 

measurable successes, most 

importantly in the area of greater 

police professionalism. 

Citing the PRP survey conducted 

last year, he said more than 80 per 

cent of respondents have said that 

the law and order situation has 

improved over the last two years, 

despite what people might read in 

the press. 

According to a survey published in 

2011 by the National Human Rights 

Commission, nearly 34 per cent of 

the surveyed people polled believed 

that the police service had 

improved. 

"These are the positive signs that 

slowly improved police performance 

and the public are beginning to see 

this as well," the project director 

said, informing that PRP is divided 

into six separate components and 

they are trying to demonstrate 

success across all of these 

components. 

The components are Organisational 

and Legislative Change, Human 

Resource Management and 

Training, Investigations Operations 

and Prosecutions, Crime Prevention 

and Community Policing, Promoting 

Women's Participation in Policing 

and finally, Communication and 

Technology. 

According to the MTR, a total of 

3000 extra women have entered the 

police service to support these new 

women officers and 2604 officers 

have been trained in gender 

sensitivity. 

Besides, 655 police officers and 

community members were given 

training in the basics of community 

policing while 992 police officers 

were trained in Basic ICT skills and 

assisted the police develop an ICT 

organisational structure through the 

development of the ICT Master 

Plan. 

Senior secretary to the Home 

Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed 

termed the reform project as a vital 

one for the force, saying that it will 

help transition of the colonial style 

police force into service oriented 

force. 

"The police should give more 

emphasis on forensics and 

evidence gathering in investigations 

rather than confessions," he said, 

adding that he will provide all 

possible cooperation for it. 

Web link: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=126340&date=2012-04-11 

Author: FE Report 


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(Phase-II) 

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 

Status of police officers upgraded 

Staff Correspondent 

The government yesterday 

officially upgraded the status of the 

posts of inspectors and 

sub-inspectors of Bangladesh 

Police to first and second class 

respectively. The new status came 

into effect after the Ministry of 

Home Affairs issued separate 

notifications in this regard 

yesterday. Previously, the status of 

the posts of inspectors and 

sub-inspector were of second and 

third class respectively. Status of 

the officers-in-charge of all police 

stations will also be upgraded to 

the first class, the notifications 

mentioned. 

Talking to The Daily Star, Inspector 

General of Police Hassan 

Mahmood Khandker appreciated 

the government's initiative and said 

the upgrading of the ranks was 

demanded by the police 

department for a long time. He 

hoped that the officers of lower 

ranks than inspectors will 

overcome their inferiority complex 

after the upgrade. Prime Minister 

Sheikh Hasina, earlier on Tuesday, 

approved the status upgrade 

proposals at a meeting of the 

National Economic Council at the 

Planning Commission. 

Currently, Bangladesh Police has a 

total of 2,300 inspectors and 

1,25,000 sub-inspectors. 

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(Phase-II) 

Dec 20, 2012 

Police reveal three-year strategic plan 

Staff Correspondent 

The police on Wednesday, 

revealing its three years 'strategic 

plan', said it would focus on 

forensic investigation rather than 

testimony-based investigation to 

cope with the type and number of 

crimes increasing day by day. 

They would set up criminal and 

intelligence database under the 

supervision of police and its other 

units. 

The organisers said they set more 

than a hundred targets in 10 core 

areas in the strategic plan - 

2012-2014 and the police units will 

be implementing them between 

January 2013 and December 2014. 

The Bangladesh Police, in 

collaboration with the 

UNDP-sponsored the Police 

Reform Programme, organised the 

function at the Ruposhi Bangla 

Hotel in the capital. 

The key strategic areas are 

intelligence, crime and public order 

management, traffic enforcement, 

community policing, human 

resources and organisational 

structure development, logistic and 

infrastructure management, 

training information and 

communication technology and 

service delivery. 

Under the plan, the police will be 

equipped with adequate number of 

modern non-lethal and semi-lethal 

weapons. 

Addressing the function, home 

minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir 

urged the policemen to uphold their 

responsibilities and authorities 

given by the constitution. 

The minister urged the police to 

protect democracy and uphold 

human rights issue. 

He urged the police to take 

effective measures to check terror 

financing, cyber crime, money 

laundering and transnational crime. 

CQK Mustaq Ahmed, senior 

secretary in home affairs ministry, 

urged the police to earn the trust of 

people. 

The strategic plan was prepared by 

the police working group and a 

consulting team of the Institute of 

Business Administration. 

Inspector general of police Hassan 

Mahmood Khandker, among 

others, was present at the function. 

Under the plan, the police will 

decrease the percentage of 

constable from 70 to 82 per cent 

and increase the number of officers 

ranking assistant subinspector to 

inspector from 17 per cent to 25 

per cent. 

Web link: http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-12-20&nid=33918#.URc-E_I-M3Y 

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Police Headquarters (3rd floor) 

Phoenix Road, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh 

Tel: +88 02 9567831-2, +88 02 9567833 

Fax: +88 02 9567835 

URL: www.prp-bd.org

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