QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT - Police Reform Programme

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
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