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Growth and Evolution of Bangladesh Police: An Institutional Overview
Md. Moinur Rahman Chowdhury
Abstract

The formal and organized policing with varieties of activities as of today has come to this stage through a lot of evolutions and developments across the long time. Bangladesh Police has long historical heritage and has gone through some phases of growth and development. The history and heritage of Bangladesh Police is marked by the blend of the traits of colonial-imperial rule and the system of internal security of a feudal society. For many reasons Bangladesh Police have not reach at the desired level of the people’s satisfaction even after 38 years of our independence. It still have not get a democratic attitude as institution which demands furthe reformin structure, process and behaviour. Since the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, a number of committees have been formed to suggest development measures of policing in Bangladesh. Unfortunately most of the recommendations were hardly implemented. It is the high time to transform the Bangladesh Police into a true public servant which in turn will lift the sense of security of the people that is essential for the socioeconomic development and the state of law and order and human right of the country.

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