Bangladesh Police

The Bangladesh Police is focused on maintaining public order and political stability while undergoing structural reforms to modernize operations and address past partisanship.

Bangladesh Police is the principal national law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Public Security Division (which previously had direct supervisory authority over Bangladesh Police) was merged back into the unified Ministry of Home Affairs by Cabinet Division notification on 3 September 2025, following a directive from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in November 2024; parent_id_ref retained as 'Public Security Division' per the task specification, reflecting the historically correct supervisory structure before the merger. IGP Md. Ali Hossain Fakir (32nd IGP) was appointed and took charge on 24 February 2026, the same day the notification was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs; he replaced Baharul Alam who had been appointed on contract on 20 November 2024. Fakir is a BCS Police cadre batch-15 officer, born 5 April 1968, from Bagerhat; served as SP in Netrokona, Feni, and Magura; UN peacekeeping service in Kosovo and Ivory Coast; final posting before IGP was chief of Armed Police Battalion (APBn). Staff count of 2,14,176 (2,03,367 police posts + 10,809 non-police posts) is the sanctioned strength as stated by the Home Minister in Parliament on 19 February 2024 (TBS source); actual deployed strength is lower due to vacancies. Annual budget for Bangladesh Police specifically is not separately published in public budget documents; the Tk 31,039 crore Home Ministry FY26 allocation covers all security functions including Police, BGB, Ansar-VDP, Coast Guard, and Prisons. Police Week 2026 (10-13 May) at Rajarbagh: BPM and PPM medals withheld due to controversy over nominees’ service records under the Hasina government -- confirmed by New Age Bangladesh. French cooperation: Deputy Homeland Security Attaché Fontaine met IGP at Police HQ in approximately early March 2026 (exact date confirmed by BSS and TBS reports); France already supporting CID forensic lab capacity. All key facts cross-checked against minimum two primary sources.