QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT - Police Reform Programme

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)
Executive Summary
Context
An accountable, transparent and efficient police service in Bangladesh is essential for the safety
of all citizens, national stability and longer-term growth and development. The creation of a
secure environment is also conducive to building consumer and investor confidence. Within this
context the Bangladesh Police have taken important steps towards reform. The UNDP is
supporting the Bangladesh Police by providing much needed technical and financial assistance
to undertake operational, organisational and legal reform; build training capacity; improve the
quality of investigations and operations; consolidate community policing and crime prevention;
make policing more gender sensitive and introduce cost effective and realistic information
communication technology through the Police Reform Programme.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
This quarterly report covers the progress and achievements made during the 3rd quarter of 2012.
During this quarter, all PRP components have made some notable progress although some
unforeseen challenges have delayed the implementation of some activities, e.g. to the next
quarter. The project risks log remained unchanged with no additional risks identified. The section
below summarises progress and achievements of each component.
Outcome 1: Strategic Direction and Organisational Reform
Progress on Legislative Reform
The UNDP Country Office in coordination with the PRP developed a fresh strategy to revitalise
this process and a series of meetings were held with key stakeholder representatives to identify
the way forward. Following these meetings and an extensive coverage of the police in the media
MoHA returned the Draft Police Ordinance to Police Headquarters and started the process of
consultations with other key ministries on the 2007 Draft Police Ordinance.
In response a Police Committee has been formed to review the Draft 2007 Police Ordinance
under the chairmanship of the NPD of PRP. The Committee has met once in Quarter 3 and will
meet regularly in Quarter 4.
Two detailed comparative studies of legislative reform were printed in this quarter and will be
released in Quarter 4.
Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014
The Strategic Planning Working Group met on five occasions during this quarter.
The Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan was completed and prepared for publication during this
quarter. The plan will be launched during Quarter 4 and the process of developing a roll-out
strategy to support the plan will also begin during the next quarter.
Quarterly Progress Report | July - September 2012
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