Dhaka Metropolitan Police
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police ঢাকা মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ |
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| Abbreviation | DMP |
Logo of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 February, 1976 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Constituting instrument | The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1976 |
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| Headquarters | 36, Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Swarony, Ramna, Dhaka 1000 |
| Agency executive | MD. Asaduzzaman Mia, Police commissioner |
| Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 49 |
| Website | |
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The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is the division of Bangladesh Police responsible for law enforcement in the metropolis of Dhaka, the national capital and most populous city in Bangladesh. The DMP is the largest police force in Bangladesh.
During a major reorganisation and expansion of Bangladesh's national police forces, the Dhaka Metropolitan Polices (DMP) was established on 1 February 1976 to maintain law and order in the country's capital and largest city. It initially had 6,000 personnel in 12 police stations. With the rapid population growth of the city, the need of an expanded and better equipped police increased. The government planned a major expansion of police. Consequently, the establishment of 49 police stations has been completed. The number of personnel has been expanded, with newer ranks and officer corps.
The current total strength of stands at around more than 26,661( including ministerial staff ) personnel and 49 police stations. The DMP organisation is divided into 5 operational divisions headed by a joint commissioner aided by deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners. The 5 divisions are:
The DMP also collaborates and maintains organizational links with the Bangladesh Ansar, Border Guard Bangladesh, Special Branch, Bangladeshi intelligence community, Rapid Action Battalion and other national security agencies.
Female officers were first inducted into the DMP in 1978. The DMP also raised a Special Women Police Contingent in 2008 with the intention of developing a special unit consisting only of women that would investigate crimes involving female criminals. An assistant commissioner heads the SWPC force of 24 women officers.
The SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) is another elite tactical unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police which was established on 28 February 2009. SWAT (Bangladesh) operate under the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
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