QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT - Police Reform Programme

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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) taken that the BPWN will facilitate regular trainings/orientations for the police, especially in the field, to raise the awareness of the contribution made by women police. The BPWN also decided that its members will visit different colleges, universities and women hostels to motivate women to join the Bangladesh Police. Activity 5.1.2 Support Bangladesh Police Women’s Network Day Care Centre Launched On 18th July 2012 Police Reform Programme inaugurated a day care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka. The day care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to 50 children under the supervision of an adult while their parents, mainly women police officers, are at work. The then Honourable Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs, Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest where she said that the day care centre would help women members of the police force to balance their personal and professional life. She hoped that the day care centre, the first of its kind for the Bangladesh Police, would pave the way for similar initiatives across the public sector. The day care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Honourable State Minister for the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs, assured in her address that her ministry will provide all support to run the centre with sincerity and dedication. The day care centre will provide 8am to 6pm service, a child-friendly environment, full time security, food, pre-schooling, a playground and health services.. Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector General of Police, said that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2% to 4% through the gender sensitive policing initiative of PRP and hoped that the centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children are getting a proper care that they deserve. Mr. Shamsul Hoque Tuku MP, Honourable State Minister for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr.Tarq-ul-Islam, Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Mr. Md. Ashraf Hossain, Director-General of the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, and Mr. Henk van Zyl, PRP Project Manager, graced the occasion as special guests. The welcome speech was given by Mr. Habibur Rahman, DC Headquarters and the programme was chaired by Mr. Benazir Ahmed, Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Quarterly Progress Report | July - September 2012 33 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor
Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Members of Bangladesh Police Women’s Network attend International Conference on Leadership Three senior female police officers, members of the BPWN, have increased their knowledge of the operations, management and professional integrity through attending a five-day conference Journey to the Edge held between 9th and 13th September 2012 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The main objective of the conference was to enhance the skill and efficiency of women police officers on leadership and operations in line with national and international policy and global best practice.. The International Associations of Women Police (IAWP) organized the conference to strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice. The conference covered the areas of operations, leadership and professional development, focusing on the improvement of policing through best practices and emerging technology. There was also an interactive media lab training session that helped the participants to exchange their views and ideas. It is expected that the participation in the conference will help the Bangladesh Police Women Network design an effective strategy, identify and address the main challenges faced by women police, design and implement a special module for mid-level women police officers and create a pool of knowledgeable and capable women in the Bangladesh Police. The team from the Bangladesh Police consisted of Ms. Mily Biswas, Additional Commissioner (DIG), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Ms. Rowshan Ara Begum, DIG, CID, Ms. Shahala Parvin, Additional SP, Traffic and Driving School, and Ms. Fawzia Khondker, Gender Expert of PRP. Mid-level women police attended gender and leadership course in Nepal Two mid-level women police officers travelled to Nepal to participate in a month-long course organized by SANGAT, a South Asian Network. The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understanding of gender, development, women’s movement, globalization, human rights and peace. The course enhanced the ability and skills of the participants in analysing their activities from gender and human rights perspective, analysing the problem of VAW and ways to challenge it and networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders. Computer training organised by BPWN for women police In September the BPWN has organised a computer training course for women police. Twenty women police from different levels participated in the training. The training was held in the Detective Training School in Dhaka. 34 Quarterly Progress Report | July - September 2012 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor
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