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Page 1: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Copyright 2012 By the United Nations Development Programme IDB Bhaban Sher-e-Bangla Nagar GPO Box-224 Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Website wwwundporgbd

All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy record or otherwise without prior permission

Annual Report 2012 Prepared by Sarker Faisal Khaled Monitoring amp Evaluation Expert MampE Unit PRP UNDP Contributors Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM (Bar) Addl IGP -CID Bangladesh Police amp National Project Director PRP UNDP Hendrik Gideon van Zyl Project Manager PRP UNDP Michael von Tangen Page Security Sector Reform Specialist PRP UNDP Andries De la Rey Redman Capacity Building Specialist PRP UNDP Gerard Smith Investigations amp Operations Specialist PRP UNDP Fawzia Khondker Gender Expert PRP UNDP Muminun Nessa Victim Support Expert PRP UNDP Wojciech Koprowicz ICT Systems and Strategy Specialist PRP UNDP Raz Mohammad Sadiq Operations Manager PRP UNDP Mohammad Alamgir Communications amp Public Relations Officer PRP UNDP

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Contents Foreword 4 Abbreviations and Acronyms 5 Executive Summary 7 Section I Context 10 Section II Key Achievements and Results 11 Section III Financial Management 35 Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward 37

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products 41 II News Articles 46

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Foreword The 2012 Annual Report details the third year of the Police Reform Programme (Phase II) The Police Reform Programme (PRP) is proud to continue supporting the Bangladesh Police during this ongoing period of reform transforming the organization into a modern service oriented institution which respects the rule of law and upholds human rights I am pleased to note that the PRP successfully completed its third year of operations in 2012 with distinguished progress despite facing numerous challenges This report highlights the progress made under individual components and provides elements of police reform initiatives undertaken by the project I would like to highlight a few of the PRPrsquos key achievements made in 2012 The PRP provided significant support to the Bangladesh Police in the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which establishes the organizationrsquos priorities for the next three years Another significant outcome was the commencement of the Draft Police Ordinance review by a police committee chaired by myself after the Ordinance was returned from the Ministry of Home Affairs The two Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati established with PRP support provided protection and assistance to 498 victims during 2012 The PRP is also supporting the construction of six new Victim Support Centres which are expected to be finished by 2013 These new Victim Support Centres will increase services provided to victims of crime by referring victims to appropriate supporting agencies The PRP is also aiding in the construction of fifteen service delivery centres at Model Thanas with about 75 of the construction work currently completed After completion I expect that members of the community will receive improved police services from these Model Thanas and I am hopeful that this will encourage the establishment of similar service delivery centres in Bangladesh In terms of capacity building a total of 7821 members of the Bangladesh Police attended PRP-supported training including workshops I am fully confident that those police officers will use the knowledge skills and change in attitude gained from the capacity building initiative to improve services they provide to members of the community Additionally a total of 2324 Community Policing Forum members also participated in joint training initiatives organized by the Bangladesh Police and the PRP I would like to express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties involved particularly to the Bangladesh Police Ministry of Home Affairs United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development (UKaid) and UNDP for their continued support and cooperation I would also like to convey my most earnest appreciation to the members of the Project Steering Committee and the Project Implementation Committee for their invaluable advice on strategic issues and project implementation I hope this report will provide crucial information to government agencies management and other stakeholders on the progress challenges and lessons learned by the Police Reform Programme during 2012 Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM (Bar) Additional Inspector General (CID) Bangladesh Police and National Project Director (NPD)

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Police Reform Programme

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Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRC-CDP

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project

BPM Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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Annual Report 2012 Page 34

During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
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            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 2: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Contents Foreword 4 Abbreviations and Acronyms 5 Executive Summary 7 Section I Context 10 Section II Key Achievements and Results 11 Section III Financial Management 35 Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward 37

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products 41 II News Articles 46

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Foreword The 2012 Annual Report details the third year of the Police Reform Programme (Phase II) The Police Reform Programme (PRP) is proud to continue supporting the Bangladesh Police during this ongoing period of reform transforming the organization into a modern service oriented institution which respects the rule of law and upholds human rights I am pleased to note that the PRP successfully completed its third year of operations in 2012 with distinguished progress despite facing numerous challenges This report highlights the progress made under individual components and provides elements of police reform initiatives undertaken by the project I would like to highlight a few of the PRPrsquos key achievements made in 2012 The PRP provided significant support to the Bangladesh Police in the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which establishes the organizationrsquos priorities for the next three years Another significant outcome was the commencement of the Draft Police Ordinance review by a police committee chaired by myself after the Ordinance was returned from the Ministry of Home Affairs The two Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati established with PRP support provided protection and assistance to 498 victims during 2012 The PRP is also supporting the construction of six new Victim Support Centres which are expected to be finished by 2013 These new Victim Support Centres will increase services provided to victims of crime by referring victims to appropriate supporting agencies The PRP is also aiding in the construction of fifteen service delivery centres at Model Thanas with about 75 of the construction work currently completed After completion I expect that members of the community will receive improved police services from these Model Thanas and I am hopeful that this will encourage the establishment of similar service delivery centres in Bangladesh In terms of capacity building a total of 7821 members of the Bangladesh Police attended PRP-supported training including workshops I am fully confident that those police officers will use the knowledge skills and change in attitude gained from the capacity building initiative to improve services they provide to members of the community Additionally a total of 2324 Community Policing Forum members also participated in joint training initiatives organized by the Bangladesh Police and the PRP I would like to express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties involved particularly to the Bangladesh Police Ministry of Home Affairs United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development (UKaid) and UNDP for their continued support and cooperation I would also like to convey my most earnest appreciation to the members of the Project Steering Committee and the Project Implementation Committee for their invaluable advice on strategic issues and project implementation I hope this report will provide crucial information to government agencies management and other stakeholders on the progress challenges and lessons learned by the Police Reform Programme during 2012 Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM (Bar) Additional Inspector General (CID) Bangladesh Police and National Project Director (NPD)

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Police Reform Programme

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Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRC-CDP

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project

BPM Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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Annual Report 2012 Page 25

The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Annual Report 2012 Page 26

Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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Annual Report 2012 Page 27

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 3: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Foreword The 2012 Annual Report details the third year of the Police Reform Programme (Phase II) The Police Reform Programme (PRP) is proud to continue supporting the Bangladesh Police during this ongoing period of reform transforming the organization into a modern service oriented institution which respects the rule of law and upholds human rights I am pleased to note that the PRP successfully completed its third year of operations in 2012 with distinguished progress despite facing numerous challenges This report highlights the progress made under individual components and provides elements of police reform initiatives undertaken by the project I would like to highlight a few of the PRPrsquos key achievements made in 2012 The PRP provided significant support to the Bangladesh Police in the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which establishes the organizationrsquos priorities for the next three years Another significant outcome was the commencement of the Draft Police Ordinance review by a police committee chaired by myself after the Ordinance was returned from the Ministry of Home Affairs The two Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati established with PRP support provided protection and assistance to 498 victims during 2012 The PRP is also supporting the construction of six new Victim Support Centres which are expected to be finished by 2013 These new Victim Support Centres will increase services provided to victims of crime by referring victims to appropriate supporting agencies The PRP is also aiding in the construction of fifteen service delivery centres at Model Thanas with about 75 of the construction work currently completed After completion I expect that members of the community will receive improved police services from these Model Thanas and I am hopeful that this will encourage the establishment of similar service delivery centres in Bangladesh In terms of capacity building a total of 7821 members of the Bangladesh Police attended PRP-supported training including workshops I am fully confident that those police officers will use the knowledge skills and change in attitude gained from the capacity building initiative to improve services they provide to members of the community Additionally a total of 2324 Community Policing Forum members also participated in joint training initiatives organized by the Bangladesh Police and the PRP I would like to express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties involved particularly to the Bangladesh Police Ministry of Home Affairs United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development (UKaid) and UNDP for their continued support and cooperation I would also like to convey my most earnest appreciation to the members of the Project Steering Committee and the Project Implementation Committee for their invaluable advice on strategic issues and project implementation I hope this report will provide crucial information to government agencies management and other stakeholders on the progress challenges and lessons learned by the Police Reform Programme during 2012 Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM (Bar) Additional Inspector General (CID) Bangladesh Police and National Project Director (NPD)

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Police Reform Programme

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Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRC-CDP

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project

BPM Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 33

INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
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Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRC-CDP

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project

BPM Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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Annual Report 2012 Page 34

During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 5: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRC-CDP

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project

BPM Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
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            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 6: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdomrsquos Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
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            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 7: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy Since the early 1990rsquos steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields including law and order crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety national security and continuous economic expansion Therefore an accountable transparent and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development Once achieved this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence Within this context UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer more secure and stable Bangladesh where the human rights of citizensmdashparticularly the vulnerable and marginalisedmdashare promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs economic growth and social justice The PRP aims to improve safety access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRPrsquos target beneficiaries The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction improved morale and better social standing The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results Strategic Policy Work

bull Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studiesrsquo findings there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister Senior Secretary of the MoHA IGP and the National Project Director (NPD) Additionally a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance following the draftrsquos return from the Ministry of Home Affairs

bull A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being

finalised With PRP support the Bangladesh Police Womenrsquos Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality raising awareness on issues affecting women police and providing support to women officers

bull The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational

priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh lsquoSustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh from Global Experiences to Local Strategiesrsquo and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference

Development Results

bull Within the Bangladesh Police the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years During 2012 a total of 1524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police representing 1188 of the annual number of recruits in 2012mdash525 more than in 2011 A day-care centre operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officersrsquo children The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 33

INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 8: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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awareness allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1007 police officers

bull The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka The Rangamati and Dhaka centres staffed by the Bangladesh Police provided assistance to 498 victims 1

while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre During 2012 WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003

bull A total of 1679 investigators accounting for about 17 of all investigators were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012 This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (166) police stations enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors highlighting the PRPrsquos sustainable approach to capacity building The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients

bull Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75

completed The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities including womenrsquos sleeping quarters separate toilets for women and separate cells for males females and juveniles PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management writing up effective GD and FIRs Community Policing issues Gender Basic Investigation Victim Support Human Rights and Conflict Resolution among others

bull A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing

grants to support CPF initiatives A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFsrsquo effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions A total of 147 respondents including respective Superintendents of Police Community Policing Officers and CPF members were of the opinion that overall law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership

bull A comprehensive training needs assessment focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas was

completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes Additionally PRP renovated Khulnarsquos Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in

1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence sexual assault dowry-related violence trafficking early marriage streetrunaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants

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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
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the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training

bull A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wingrsquos

organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan

Cross Cluster Results

bull The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898

bull The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human

Rights Commission (BNHRC) including a UNDP project the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission ndash Capacity Development Project the Public Prosecutor and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking

According to the projectrsquos financial status the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7015361 Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report the PRP has utilized 81 of the allocated funds Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012 These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff implementing partners the Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police UNDP and DFID The PRP Mid-Term Review conducted in 2012 found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives The PRP has however faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities Despite these challenges the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRPrsquos operations Consequently the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013 including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRPrsquos target and deliverables Throughout 2013 the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres Finally the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 10: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Section I Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990rsquos Bangladesh has achieved greater human development economic growth and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice respect for the rule of law and knowledge of human rights in addition to weak governance Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security Overall crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded There is a growing desire from civil society the media government ministries and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system To this end UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sectorrsquos outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts Within this context the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational organizational and legal reform build training capacity improve the quality of investigations operations and prosecutions consolidate community policing and crime prevention increase gender sensitive policing and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRPrsquos development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens particularly the marginalised and underprivileged in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs greater economic development and access to social justice The PRPrsquos purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens particularly the vulnerable groups such as women children and ethnic minorities Target Beneficiaries The PRPrsquos target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children The PRP has a national scope providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity image and social standing in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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Annual Report 2012 Page 25

The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Annual Report 2012 Page 26

Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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Annual Report 2012 Page 27

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 33

INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 11: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component

Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and

budgeting enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework

Key Activities and Results Output 11 Organisational legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of

the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law

The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance In response to the MoHArsquos request a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPDrsquos chairmanship The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4 The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft though the feedback is not yet available Furthermore the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed gaining high media interest In terms of other draft revisions PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872 During the consultation the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J projectrsquos NPD the PRP has yet to receive the clearance Two comparative studies Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials other government institutions the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act The AIG Planning and Research approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal However this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 12: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Output 12 Planning policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning budgeting and performance measurement

The PRP provided USD 2600000 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy Planning and Research Bureau in PHQ Staff College Police Academy and PTCs In January a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 In February a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned Altogether more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process The Strategic Plan was completed approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012 The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Policersquos vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements The strategic areas are Crime Management Public Order Management Traffic Enforcement Management Intelligence Management Community Policing Human Resources and Organizational Structure Logistics and Infrastructure Management Training Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management The PRP supported printing 1100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending Additionally the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMPrsquos unit-level plans

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 13: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and

training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police

Key Activities and Progress Output 21 Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) As part of this process three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions Currently 133000 personal records have been entered into the system The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktop-based system to a web-based system To this end nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Policersquos ICT AIG and Establishment AIG Additional DIG CID Md Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process taking into account usersrsquo needs A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMSrsquo conversion process The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013 Output 22 Human Resource Management policies structures systems and procedures

reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013 The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy policies structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisionsrsquo efficiency and effectiveness Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Policersquos AIG Recruitment and Manpower and AIG Establishment during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 222 The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity Overall progress on the activity is still rather limited The only output achieved was the inclusion of a

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 14: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013 Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel 1650 participants ranging from constables to inspectors participated in the workshops Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues especially on the Blood Bankrsquos functions Additionally the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10000 Health Cards allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly saving valuable time in providing medical services Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3 These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013 Output 23 Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process The working grouprsquos input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013 A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy Sardah in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating The workshopsrsquo objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions specifically sixteen Additional SPsASPsInspectors who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA A Facilitatorrsquos Guide for team members was also developed The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Policersquos Planning Research and Human Resource Development Division another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training As part of the process consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3 This process continued during Quarter 4 with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 15: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC) Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRMampT) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses The HRMampT Componentrsquos responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly After revisions the material will go through the Bangladesh Policersquos internal processes for approval and endorsement Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College potentially resulting in an increase in participantsrsquo knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training post-initial training and specialised training Modules related to curriculum development standardisation and quality control were also analysed The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unitrsquos policies and practices The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Policersquos Heads of Training Institutions The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and finally to 2013 Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50 refurbished The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished inclusive of furniture and computer equipment but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police The PRP conducted three training courses entitled lsquoTraining on Presentation and Facilitation Skillsrsquo at the Police Staff College in Dhaka Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program The training courses are expected to enhance participantsrsquo knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres Additionally as part of the PRPrsquos support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutionsrsquo trainersrsquo capacity building forty-five instructors from various

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 16: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course Furthermore 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS) The objective of the training was to increase Constablesrsquo skill level in CDMS data entry The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff reaching sixty support staff members Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions having no additional budget implications for Component 2 Networking The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination

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Annual Report 2012 Page 18

INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 17: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 18

INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome Improved police operations investigations and prosecutions to

enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012 the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of ldquoScientific Evidencerdquo The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP) The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) This initiative involves collecting approximately 67000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67000 fingerprints from detainees The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits In consideration of the findings further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming During this period the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan however challenges persist The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding

There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011 however the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled Though a new SRF was created in June 2012 the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first

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Annual Report 2012 Page 19

week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 18: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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week of January 2013 Additionally ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment At the beginning of 2012 one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January 2013 The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete physical evidence from crime scenes thereby linking more suspects to crimes The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratoriesrsquo ability to test viscera for the presence of poison Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012 The objective of the training Course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police In 2012 sixty courses were completed by 1210 participants The training enhanced the participantsrsquo knowledge attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment crime scene preservation and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination

Output 32 Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime in

particular for crimes against women and children THB sexual abuse and assault serious and emerging crime counter terrorism financial and cyber-crime

The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators However the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the coursersquos development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation The focus group comprises of representatives from CID SB DB and Detective Training School (DTS) The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Annual Report 2012 Page 21

Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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Annual Report 2012 Page 22

All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Annual Report 2012 Page 26

Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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Annual Report 2012 Page 27

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 19: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training conducted at the Detective Training School The PRPrsquos presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Policersquos input into the drafting process of this important legislation The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process victim protection and support and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking A Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Departmentrsquos current policies and operational environment This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP The PRP hosted Mr Kelly Brophy Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures The PRP met with Mr Steve Powell Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses In 2012 a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course As planned the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses completed by a total of 280 investigators The objectives of the courses included development of participantsrsquo ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law

Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Policersquos capacity and knowledge base on THB focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques In addition to hands-on activities a training workbook was reviewed resulting in additional sections on gender and equity victims of crime and an overview of the Police

Victim Support Centre The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5 A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training The objective of the training course was to develop participantsrsquo knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law

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Annual Report 2012 Page 21

Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 20: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Output 33 Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering analysis and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID SB and DB The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh The proposal was discussed with the AIG RampM on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposalrsquos strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013 An international consultant Criminal Intelligence Specialist supported the DMP in strengthening the DMPrsquos existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD) The consultant completed agreed upon outputs including developing an Establishment Guide conducting an assessment of the IAD provisioning on-the-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts increasing analystsrsquo skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC) established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012 The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management A detailed report inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence was presented to the Bangladesh Police

Output 34 More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial

system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012 However the target of 160 participants was only partially met though eight courses were conducted the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment The National Consultantrsquos draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J Three workshops conducted in Dhaka Jessore and Sylhet involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC) the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP Magistrates and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 21: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sectorrsquos engagement in the process Networking The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police The PRP consulted with USAID The Asia Foundation and Winrockrsquos ACT Project to ensure the PRPrsquos better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB Consultations conducted with Ms Kyra Buchko Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms Mona MrsquoBikay Boin Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission The PRP consulted with Mr Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences

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Annual Report 2012 Page 23

CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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Annual Report 2012 Page 24

recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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Annual Report 2012 Page 25

The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Annual Report 2012 Page 26

Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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Annual Report 2012 Page 27

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
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            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
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                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 22: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING

Key Outcome Greater trust and interaction between the community and police resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime

Key Activities and Progress Output 41 Community policing philosophy integrated into

policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet Rajshahi Barisal and Khulna These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units Four ToT courses were conducted involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support Through this initiative the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban Khulna and Coxrsquos Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week The programmes included orientation discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Coxrsquos Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness school orientation and driverrsquos orientation The leaflets were distributed at the townrsquos bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative During 2012 the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs The evaluationrsquos objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes type of activities and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas The PRP has already begun implementing the reportrsquos

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 23: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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recommendations and expects PRPrsquos activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPFrsquos effectiveness and sustainability Output 42 Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1190 copies distributed to all police stations Model Unions Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members

- Community Policing Booklet (1000 copies) - Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies) - Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed) - Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla) - Community Policing Service Manual (4232 copies in Bangla) and - Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed)

Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas The CPFsrsquo main activities include awareness raising campaigns orientation for CPF members developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material promoting safety messages setting up and re-printing signboards conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members In 2012 a total of BDT 19090225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012 A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur Sylhet Bogra and Dhaka A total of 118 CPOs completed the training enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management The objective of the training was to refresh participantsrsquo knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP After the training CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladeshrsquos public procurement rules are applied The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 24: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF) Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community helped categorise

challenges established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context A total of 2423 participants attended the workshops

The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladeshrsquos judicial sector The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts mirroring community policing activities and replicating victim support services Output 43 Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to

women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012 Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officersrsquo quarters and barracks The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr

Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012 About 75 of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012 All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013 Under DMP the Dhanmondi Model Thana ldquoService Delivery Deskrdquo was refurbished aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel A total of 317 police officers participated in the training enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh

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Annual Report 2012 Page 26

Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 27

PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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Annual Report 2012 Page 32

among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 25: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Networking In cooperation with Component 6 a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013 The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh In collaboration with The Asia Foundation the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladeshrsquos northern districts such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 26: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of

fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services

Key Activities and Progress Output 51 Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks

and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police A total of 198 participants attended the programme with Mr Md Mokhlesur Rahman BPM Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP attending the programme as the chief guest Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWNrsquos progress to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police

The First Regional Conference on Police Women LeadershipmdashAsia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka organized by the BPWN with PRP support Thirty-nine female participants from China Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference More than 700 participants from civil societies NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women policersquos role in policing

Due to their participation in this regional Conference the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officersrsquo level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka focusing on reviewing IAWPrsquos status and funds planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting

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Annual Report 2012 Page 28

On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 27: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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On 18 July 2012 the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children under the supervision of an adult while their parents mainly women police officers are at work The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs Advocate Sahara Khatun MP graced the occasion as the chief guest The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Mr Hassan Mahmood Khandaker Inspector General of Police stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2 to 4 due to the PRPrsquos gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the day-care centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve With the PRPrsquos assistance the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female Sub-Inspectors and Constables with the BPWNrsquos own funds Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign in coordination with the UN systemrsquos efforts to eradicate violence against women The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains

organized in six divisions Nearly 400 men and women police officers from the Additional IGP to Constables participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong 250 in Khulna 125 in Barisal 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women A community member

stated that ldquoit [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women Usually [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the policerdquo As members of the BPWN three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal organized by SANGAT a South Asian Network The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender development womenrsquos leadership globalisation human rights and peace The course enhanced participantsrsquo skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders Output 52 Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and Anti-Discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy Prior to the development of the Policy the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers The PRP is

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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
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Annual Report 2012 Page 29

now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review After the PRPrsquos finalisation the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013 The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizensrsquo Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012 drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012 The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police Additional Commissioner Ms Mily Biswas Additional Commissioner DMP opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course During the reporting period eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP A total of 1007 police officers among which 102 were women attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers Upon completion of the orientations the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participantsrsquo role in dealing with women and children A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College A total of twenty-six participants of whom seventeen were men and nine were women from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011 allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled lsquoWhat is Genderrsquo were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branchrsquos training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing Furthermore 1000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers NGO representatives parliament members survivors and survivorsrsquo family members during December 2012 Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers Eight BPWN committees were formed to manage local issues related to women police The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers Output 53 Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning constructing and making the new establishment operational This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladeshrsquos southern region

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Annual Report 2012 Page 30

During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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Annual Report 2012 Page 32

among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 33

INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 29: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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During 2012 two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls Among them 34 were referred to NGOs for further services 31 were reunited with their families 12 were handed over to the court system and 11 were released from VSCs as detailed in the following table

Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Dhaka Rangamati Total Missing 227 7 234 Cases Related to Sexual Assault Trafficking Dowry Related Violence 80 41 121

Other Cases (family problems torture early marriage etc) 142 1 143 Total 449 49 498

Service provided by category Dhaka Rangamati Total Referred to NGOs 155 12 167 Returned to family 143 13 156 Released from VSCs 104 13 117 Handed over to the court system 47 11 58

Total 449 49 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre is now complete During this period the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act 2000 amended in 2003 seventy-three were related to rape ninety-four to dowry related violence sixteen to sexual harassment 105 to abduction nine to human trafficking three to burning and three to abandonment After investigation by female officers a total of 180 charge sheets were issued 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012 From early 2013 VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013 The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013 The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013

The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively The main discussion points included 2012rsquos successful completion case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year Additionally a meeting held with the Deputy

Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Policersquos budgetrsquos operational cost in order to ensure sustainability Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds A public consultation programme on lsquoThe Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladeshrsquo was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 31

December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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Annual Report 2012 Page 32

among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 33

INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 30: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW On behalf of VSCs Deputy Commissioner Ms Shamima Begum presented a report on VSC activities The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling medical services interpreting local languages and rehabilitation This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA Bangladesh Mohila Parishad Marie Stopes Green Hill Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities two training programmes on the lsquoRights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientationrsquo were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012 attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012 The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012 A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Policersquos office The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club were present at the meeting Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012 A total of 119 participants of whom twenty were women police officers now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest including thirty-eight women police officers were from the Bangladesh Police The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising a global call to end VAW by arranging discussions with police officers Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 31: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW Networking A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012 On behalf of the UNDP Country Office Gender Specialist Ms Sookhee Kwak was present during the visit

Another delegation led by Ms Macha Farrant Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012 Mr Hector Diaz Soliman Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd and Mr Muhd Rafiquzzaman Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh were also present among others during the visit The delegation later met with the PRP

management in Police Headquarters Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 32: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and

sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community

Key Activities and Progress Output 61 An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff inclusive of office equipment and furnishing The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management and the Additional Deputy Inspector ICT and Telecom (PHQ) were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG Telecom and AIG EampD formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters Documented police ICT priorities developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies A demonstration of Records Vehicle and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters including AIG ICT AIG Revenue EampD AIG Administration and ASP Transport The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters The demonstration was received very positively and at the request of the AIG ICT a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation The newly appointed Additional DIG ICT and Telecom in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter Output 62 Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information

and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 33: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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During this period a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff

The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012 TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ During the demonstration the developer displayed the registration identification and other system features The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre Installation of the

servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012 CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained and help with tracking detainees Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features including use of ultraviolet light In addition forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip According to immigration officials the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 ndash 75 Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system The PRP delivered a training course entitled lsquoComputer Forensic Equipment Operator Trainingrsquo at the DMP HQ A total of twenty-two participants completed the training enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment The training focused on the use of forensic examination software mobile phone data analysers use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations portable data analysis devices and disk duplicators The PRP anticipates that after the training police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID DB of the DMP and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages twenty-one Encase portable devices seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa The training involved three courses Computer Forensic Examination Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime Mr ATM Shahin Ahmed Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Anwar Sikdar Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police Mr Zannatul Hasan attended the training

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Annual Report 2012 Page 35

Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Annual Report 2012 Page 36

Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 34: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Output 63 Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training

The PRP organized training on project management methodology ldquoPRINCE2 Foundation and Practitionerrdquo at the Police Staff College In total eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training The main objective of the training was to develop participantsrsquo capacity on project management After completing the course participants undertook an examination resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate During this period a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing The training is expected to be delivered in 2013 A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRPrsquos Information Communication and Technology Component The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training The workshops chaired by AIG ICT examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group The revision is expected to be completed in 2013 At the DMPrsquos request 1100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP Networking Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013 The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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Annual Report 2012 Page 37

2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 35: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Section III Financial Management

1 Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012

(Amounts in USD)

Sl ComponentActivity

Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS)

Balance on Yearly Budget

(NEX+DCS)

of Utilisation

1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 503648 331491 172157 66

2 Human Resource Management and Training 1093024 799746 293278 73

3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions 954469 640987 313482 67

4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1855623 1616012 239611 87

5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 670680 546699 123981 82

6 Information Communications and Technology

1149422 746127 403295 65

7 Programme Management (Project Support Costs) 788495 968907 (180412) 123

Grand Total 7015361 5649970 1365391 81 The above figure indicates that 81 of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012 This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012 A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 38

Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
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            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
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                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
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                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
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                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
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                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 36: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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2 Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012

(Figure in USD)

Particulars NEX DCS

Total

UNDP (TRAC-04000)

DFID (Cost Sharing-30000) Total

001360 002100 00012 00551 Total Revised Budget (January to December 2012)

2680956 4334405 7015361 2542881 4472480 7015361

Total Expenditure (up to December 31 2012)

2450737 3199232 5649970 2013062 3636908 5649970

Balance (as of December 31 2012) 230219 1135172 1365391 529819 835572 1365391

of Expenditures to Total Budget 91 74 81 79 81 81

The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7015361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5649970 representing 81 of the total budget A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows (NB NEX=National Execution DCS=Direct Country Support)

3 Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5649970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December out of which USD 1984350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012 USD 1633756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012 USD 381284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012 and USD 1650580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 37: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Section IV Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012 the PRP team identified the following lessons learned

bull There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officersrsquo perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation As a standard practice organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge

bull The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012 in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results however the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if in the future quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results

bull The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers

bull CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing

bull Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009 has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes

The Way Forward In 2013 the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following

bull Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act leading to the preparation of a new draft

bull Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 in addition to other mechanisms and processes in order to ensure that the

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Annual Report 2012 Page 39

Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 1

Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 38: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Bangladesh Policersquos budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014

bull Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation

bull Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013

bull Improving service delivery to disadvantaged marginalised and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers particularly in Model Thanas and

bull Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing

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Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 39: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 40

Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 40: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Table 1 Capacity Building Activities 2012

Table 11 In-Country Training 2012

Sl No

Title of Training No of Training Date Number of Participants

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal

Data Management System (CDMS) 3 February-

March 141

M135 F6 2 Training Workshop on Presentation and

Facilitation Skills 3 March- May 62

M59 F3 3 Training Workshop on Curriculum

Development 1 18-22 March

2012 14

M14 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 April-

September 45

M20 F0 5 Training on TNA 1 25-27 Sept

2012 16

M13 F3 6 Basic Office Management Training 2 November-

December 60

M46 F14 7 Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 September-

December 1650

M1444 F206 Total Outcome 1988

M1756 F232 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 THB Investigation Training 2 February-March

40 M35 F5

2 Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 February-October

1211 M1191 F20

3 ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 01-12 April 2012

11 M11 F0

4 Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 May-December

280 M279 F1

5 Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault

2 May-June 35 M0 F35

6 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 1 07-18 October 2012

23 M22 F1

7 Court Police Officers Course 7 October-December

136 M123 F13

8 Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 December 100 M99 F1

Total Outcome 1836 M1760 F76

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Training on Community Policing for

Trainee Officers of DTS Dhaka 1 8 April 2012 52

M52 F0 2 Training on Community Policing for Senior

Police Officers 4 April -

November 82

M79 F3 3 Training on Financial Management for

Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 5 June 118

M118 F0 4 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Personnel 2 June 36

M36 F0 5 Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model

Thana Trainers 2 July 36

M36 F0 6 Training for Model Thana personnel by

Model Thana Trainers 12 September-

October 253

M243 F10 Total Outcome 577

M564 F13

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Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 41: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 2

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 20

M0 F20 2 Refresher Course on Gender and

Violence Against Women 1 15-17 May 26

M17 F9 3 Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 119

M99 F20 4 Computer Training for BPWN members 3 January-

December 60

M0 F60 5 Orientation on Gender 21 January-

December 1003

M903 F100 6 ToT on Gender Based Violence and

Gender Sensitive Policing 1 October 26

M26 F0 Total Outcome 1254

M1045 F209 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Prince 2 Project Management Methodology Foundation and Practitioner

1 22 April ndash 3 May 2012

18 M17 F1

2 Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training

1 14 May ndash 24 May 2012

22 M20 F2

3 Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) user training

1 26-30 July 2012

26 M26 F0

Total Outcome 66 M63 F3

Grand Total 5721 M5188 F533

Table 12 Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012

Sl No Title of Training No of Training Date Location

Number of Participants

1 Study Tour to South Africa 1 27 September-

07 October South Africa 7

M7 F0 2 Visit to the Royal Thai Police

Transnational Crime Coordination Centre Thailand

1 19-23 November

Thailand 3 M2 F1

3 Leadership and Management

Development 1 09-13

September Canada 4

M0 F4 4 Gender Development Human

Rights and Peace 1 5 September-5

October Nepal 2

M0 F2 5 Computer Forensic Examiners

Course 2 16 January-03

February 21 May - 8

June

Canada 4 M4 F0

6 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course

2 06-10 February 22-26 October

Canada 3 M 3

7 Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 05-16 March 05-16

November

Canada 3 M 3

8 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP)

1 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012

USA 1 M 1

Grand Total 27 M20 F7

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 3

Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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Annual Report 2012 Page 6

II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 42: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Table 13 Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events

Sl No Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Date

Number of Participants

Outcome 1 Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform

1 Consultative Workshop on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

1 February 70 M66 F4

2 Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014

10 March 150 M143 F7

Total Outcome 220 M209 F11

Outcome 2 Human Resources Management and Training 1 Training Needs Assessment Workshop

for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police

8 November 363 M357 F6

2 Workshop on Training Needs

Assessment for In-Service Training 12 September-

November 670

M657 F13 3 Consultation on PIMS 2 July-November 28

M28 F0 4 Community Consultation on lsquoHow the

Community Wants to See the Policersquo (Conducted jointly with Component 4)

11 September-December

413 M405 F6

Total Outcome 1474

M1449 F25 Outcome 3 Investigations Operations and Prosecutions

1 Focus Group ndash Police Prosecutors Course

1 11 January 13 M12 F1

2 Training Needs Analysis for Investigation Skills Course

1 10 January 12 M12 F0

3 Forensic Focus Group 1 8 February 12 M12 F0

4 DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 41 M40 F1

5 Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 21 M19 F2

6 Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 12 M12 F0

7 Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 11 M11 F0

8 Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 12 M12 F0

9 SWOT of CID 1 03 May 15 M12 F3

10 Court Officersrsquo Workshop 1 22 June 5 M5 F0

11 THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 15 M13 F2

12 Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 6 M5 F1

13 Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August 17 M16 F1

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Annual Report 2012 Page 4

14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 43: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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14 Criminal Intelligence 2 September 34 M30 F4

15 Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 40 M35 F5

16 Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 12 M10 F2

17 Court Police Officersrsquo Course Hand book Development

1 02 October 8 M8 F0

18 Development Police Custody Management Guidelines

3 October 49 M37 F12

Total Outcome 335 M301 F34

Outcome 4 Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1 Workshop on Community Policing for

UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project

1 21-22 March 20 M0 F20

2 Refresher Workshop on Community

Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs)

12 January-March 320 M319 F1

3 Joint Workshop on Community Policing

for CPF CPOS OCS and the PRP 54 April-December 2240

M2206 F34 (CPF1871)

Total Outcome 2580 M2525 F55

Outcome 5 Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1 Workshop on Victim Support 3 May-June 78

M33 F45 2 Orientation on Victim Support 2 02 August 55

M36 F19 Total Outcome 133

M69 F64 Outcome 6 Information Communication and Technology

1 Cloud Computing Workshop 1 13 September NA Total Outcome NA Grand Total of the Workshop 4742

M4553 F189

Capacity Building Activities 2012 Total Participants 10490 Male 9761 Female 729 Table 14 List of Knowledge Products in 2012

Sl Knowledge Products Component 1 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 2 Analysis of Draft Ordinance 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice 3 Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation

in India Pakistan Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya Component 2 1 Training Needs Assessment Facilitatorsrsquo Guide 2 Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training 3 Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 1 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas 2 Basic Investigation Skills Course An introductory course for investigators assigned to

Model Thanas (in Bangla) 3 Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 5

4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

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Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 44: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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4 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) 5 Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 1 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) 2 Training Video on Community Policing 3 Community Policing Pocket Book 4 Community Policing Implementation Checklist 5 Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 1 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development 2 ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training 3 Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments 4 Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information 5 Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions 6 Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents 1 PRP Result Report 2012 2 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and MampE plan by Thomas

Winderl PhD MBA 3 Key Results for 2013 Reports 1 Quarterly Report January to March 2012 2 Quarterly Report April to June 2012 3 Quarterly Report July to September 2012 4 Annual Report 2012 SurveyEvaluation 1 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 2 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary

Report 3 PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters 1 Newsletters 11 October to 12 March 2012 2 Newsletters April to June 2012 3 Newsletters July to September 2012 4 Newsletters October to December 2012 Operations 1 Initial AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 2 Revised AWP Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 3 Audit Report 2011

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II News Articles

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 45: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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II News Articles

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Annual Report 2012 Page 7

Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 46: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public the fitness of the Police Act 1861 can certainly be called into question The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh Broad political agreement however is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya If grand political bargain cannot be struck there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of superintendence in the Police Act 1861 it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence enforce a law against a particular person or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power In the light of Bangladeshis constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the formers position in overall district coordination The Police Act 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly non-political in nature In Bangladesh while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet and draft policing plans that the police can follow We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladeshs constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people For clearly defining the police-executive relationship creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve the provisions of the Police Act 1861 are demonstrably inadequate Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism Conversely Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a countrys transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services

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The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 47: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 8

The draft police ordinance 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability both to the law and the community It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all The draft police ordinance 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act 1861 It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star Tuesday January 3 2012 OP-ED Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683

DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digital Bangladesh campaign our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperworkrdquo she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server ldquoStakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministryrdquo Sahara said Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police BGB Rab Passport and Immigration Department Narcotics Department and Coast GuardThe key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard file flow management public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) mdash BSS Web link httpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10html

Wednesday January 4 2012 3 years of government Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 48: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 9

Since assuming office in 2009 the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings procuring arms vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape Mukhlesur Rahman chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP) said We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters And that is why the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force Usually transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department several police high-ups said The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated Direct or indirect influence in police investigation law enforcement operation recruitment promotion transfer posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence A source said a sub-inspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 15 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab Narsingdi and Joydevpur Apart from the lack of proper policy the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police marine police and security and protection battalion She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP) raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I In a latest development the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors SIs and sergeants However several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled M Mahbub Alam assistant inspector general of police said We have only 6000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20000 Of the vehicles in hand the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years As for instance of poor logistics police station in Savar on the outskirts of the capital has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC) 21 SIs 11 assistant sub-inspectors OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles which are literally out of order The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes he added Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years time so far failed to solve Police headquarters sources said in the capital 9223 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses Against 33545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2605 government quarters number of which has not increased over the last three years Contacted several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3500 to Tk 4000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7000 to Tk 10000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary With this problem breathing down the neck the government has created 20000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32000 more personnel It has so far appointed over 17000 police personnel Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range Meanwhile the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings In early 2009 Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual

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traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

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lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

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Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

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Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

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The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 49: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 10

traffic management system introduced lane system for vehicular movement and started filing of general diary online But the initiatives fell flat on the face According to police website the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 157979 crime incidents including kidnapping murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 162898

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907

Wednesday January 4 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent

US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country

In recognition of Police Week 2012 Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society

ldquoThe US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and community policing programsrdquo he said on behalf the US embassy

Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877

30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PMs press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were among others present Web link httpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

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yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

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Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 50: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

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Annual Report 2012 Page 11

lsquoBring change in police forcersquo TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR SOURCE OUR CORRESPONDENT

RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police the programme was attended among others by additional inspector general of police CID Mokhlesur Rahman as chief guest DIG Rajshahi Siddiqur Rahman and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country Web link httptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtml

Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh Dhaka

The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7 The home minister Sahara Khatun will inaugurate the conference Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh China India Nepal Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia the Philippines Sri Lanka and Taiwan The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID Rawsan Ara disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members Bangladesh is a member of Region-15 The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8 The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion training session and view exchange session which will be organised during the conference Rawsan said

Monday March 5 2012 Web link httpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
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                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
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                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 51: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 12

Wednesday April 11 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one PRP in collaboration with Bangladesh Police organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2 Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman also national project director of PRP said majority of the people who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year have said that the countrys law and order situation has improved over the last two years The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police he said I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as wellrdquo he said ldquoOne of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRPrdquo he added PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged and women and children Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner among others addressed the function Web link httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=229800 Author Staff correspondent

Date 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated will influence planned results outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11 the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009 however believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework which has already been evidenced

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

সাদক েগালাম সারওয়ার কাশক এেকআজাদ ১৩৬ েতজগাও িশ এলাকা ঢাকা - ১২০৮

েফান ৮৮৭০১৭৯ - ৮৫ ৮৮৭০১৯২৮৮৭০১৯৫ ফযাা ৮৮৭০১৯১ ৮৮৭০১৯৬৩৫৭৪ িবাপন ৮৮৭০১৯০ ই-েমইল mailtoinfosamakalcom

Powered Byorangebd Web httpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094

Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Web httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=244279

Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 52: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 13

International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development Ultimately these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required he said adding that reform must recognise social and political realities Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate That is something we need to work at he added The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people Of the total fund UKAID contributes $ 163 million United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 80 million and unfunded budget is $ 47 million National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism Citing the PRP survey conducted last year he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years despite what people might read in the press According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well the project director said informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components The components are Organisational and Legislative Change Human Resource Management and Training Investigations Operations and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Womens Participation in Policing and finally Communication and Technology According to the MTR a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity Besides 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

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Web httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=244279

Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 53: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 14

The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions he said adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it Web link httpwwwthefinancialexpress-bdcommorephpnews_id=126340ampdate=2012-04-11 Author FE Report

26-06-2012

পিলেশ সংার আইেনর খসড়া এ বছর হেত পাের সমকাল িতেবদক পিলশ বািহনীর বড় ধরেনর সংাের পিলশ আইন-২০১২ ণয়ন করেত আগামী মােস েক েহাারেদর সে ৈবঠেক বসেব পিলশ সংার কমরসসিির (িপআরিপ) িয়ািরং কিমিট েক েহাারেদর মতামেতর পিরেিেত পিলশ আইেনর খসড়া ৈতির করা হেবট সবিকছ িক থাকেল িলিত বছেরর মেধয এ খসড়া মিসভায় উপাপন করা হেবট গতকাল সিিবালেয় রা মণালেয়র সেলন কে িপআরিপ িয়ািরং কিমির ৈবঠেক এ িসা েনওয়া হয়ট এেত সভাপিত কেরন রা সিিব িস িকউ েক মশতাক আহেমদট এ ছাড়া ৈবঠেক পিলশ মহাপিরদশরক হাসান মাহমদ খকার কমরসসিির ধান েমাখেলছর রহমানসহ কিমির অনয সদসযরা উপিত িছেলনট ৈবঠক েশেষ কিমির একজন সদসয সমকালেক বেলন পিলশ সংাের আইন ৈতিরর কাজ এখন িয়ািরং কিমিই করেবট ািবত পিলশ অধযােদশ ২০০৭-এর আেলােক এি করা হেবট এ আইন করেত রা মণালয়েক বারবার বলা হেলও তারা বযাপারি িনেয় ধীের িেলা নীিত অবান কেরট এেত পিলেশর সংার কমরসসিি িকছটা বাধা হয়ট আইন ণয়ন কের পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিেক আরও েবগবান করেত আইেনর খসড়া ৈতিরর মতা িয়ািরং কিমিেক েদওয়া হেয়েছট পিলশ বািহনীর সংাের জািতসংঘ উয়ন কমরসসিি (ইউএনিডিপ) ও ইউেকএইেডর অথরায়েন ২০০৫ সােল পিলশ সংার কমরসসিি (িপআরিপ) েনওয়া হয়ট ২০০৯ সােল এ কমরসসিির থম পবর েশষ হয়ট এখন কমরসসিিির িতীয় পেবরর কাজ িলেছট কের ধান লয হে দির ও সিবধাবিত জনেগাী নারী ও িশশ এবং থানা পযরােয় েসবা াথেদর উপয েসবা েদওয়া এর আেলােক কের কাজ শzwj হওয়ার পর নারী পিলশ ও িবিভ ঘটনার িশকার নারীেদর িত আিরেণর ইসযি মসল ধারায় আনা ও েজারদার করার েে যেথ অগিত হেয়েছট এ সংােরর অংশ িহেসেব পিলেশর নতন আইন এখন স হয়িনট ২০০৭ সােল তাবধায়ক সরকার পিলশ পিরিালনা কলযাণ ও এ বািহনীেক আধিনকায়েন িবিভ িনেদরশনা িদেয় অধযােদশ ৈতির কেরট পাশাপািশ পিলশ সংার কমরসসিিি পযরােলািনায় ১৫ সদেসযর িয়ািরং কিমি গঠন করা হয়ট এ অধযােদশ ণয়েনর কাজ আর এেগায়িনট

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Tuesday July 31 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent

The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

copy thedailystarnet 1991-2008 All Rights Reserved

Web httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=244279

Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 54: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 15

yesterday Previously the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class the notifications mentioned

Talking to The Daily Star Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the governments initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on Tuesday approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission

Currently Bangladesh Police has a total of 2300 inspectors and 125000 sub-inspectors

copy thedailystarnet 1991-2008 All Rights Reserved

Web httpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=244279

Dec 20 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent

The police on Wednesday revealing its three years lsquostrategic planrsquo said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan ndash 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014 The Bangladesh Police in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital The key strategic areas are intelligence crime and public order management traffic enforcement community policing human resources and organisational structure development logistic and infrastructure management training information and communication technology and service delivery Under the plan the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons Addressing the function home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing cyber crime money

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 55: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 16

laundering and transnational crime CQK Mustaq Ahmed senior secretary in home affairs ministry urged the police to earn the trust of people The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker among others was present at the function Under the plan the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent

Web httpnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-12-20ampnid=33918URc-E_I-M3Y

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan
Page 56: Annual Report 2012 Ann… · justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Police Reform Programme (Phase-II)

Annual Report 2012 Page 17

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Police Reform Programme
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • Section I Context
  • SECTION II KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS
  • Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform
  • Key Activities and Results
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
    • The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is
      • INVESTIGATIONS OPERATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
      • Output 31 Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures
        • II News Articles
          • Imperative of updated police legislation
            • Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star
            • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216683U
            • DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI
              • Move to digitise home ministry activities
                • Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year ldquoIn line with the governmentrsquos Digi
                • Web link Uhttpwwwdaily-suncomdetails_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministry-activities_4_1_10_1_10htmlU
                • Wednesday January 4 2012
                  • 3 years of government Little progress in police reform
                    • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216907U
                      • US lauds Bangladesh police
                        • Web link UhttpwwwthedailystarnetnewDesignnews-detailsphpnid=216877U
                        • 30 Jan 2012
                          • PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday Photo PID
                            • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary reports UNB
                            • She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary
                            • Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Divisi
                            • Web link Uhttpwwwnewstodaycombdindexphpoption=detailsampnews_id=51767ampdate=2012-01-30U
                              • lsquoBring change in police forcersquo
                                • Author Source OUR CORRESPONDENT
                                • RAJSHAHI FEB 6 Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on lsquoCommunity Consultationrsquo at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah co
                                • Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country
                                • Web link Uhttptheindependentbdcompaper-editionmetropolitanothers93631-bring-change-in-police-forcehtmlU
                                  • Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7
                                    • Web link Uhttpwwwnewagebdcomdetailphpdate=2012-03-05ampnid=2922U
                                      • Law and order has improved in 2 yrs
                                      • PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework
                                        • 26-06-2012
                                        • Web Uhttpwwwsamakalcombdprint_newsphpnews_id=271252amppub_no=1094U
                                          • Status of police officers upgraded
                                          • Police reveal three-year strategic plan