Gram Police Bahini
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
|---|---|
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Gram Police Bahini (Bengali: গ্রাম পুলিশ বাহিনী, lit. 'Village Police Force') is a Bangladeshi specialized police unit responsible for security in rural area and providing support to the Bangladesh Police.[1]
History
[edit]In rural areas of Medieval Bengal, the villages were guarded by chaukiders who would become Gram Police Bahini. In the 1880s, law and order deteriorated in the region and the Chaukideri Act 1870 was amended through the 1892 Act 1 by the British Raj.[2]
There are 10 personnel of Gram Police Bahini[3] in each of the 4,562 Unions,[4] the smallest administrative and local government units in Bangladesh.[5]
In 2008, the Government of Bangladesh announced that members of Gram Police Bahini will be given the status of 4th class employees.[6] In 2009, Bahini members held rallies in different districts of Bangladesh demanding they be paid the wages of 4th class employees.[7] By 2017, they had not been included in the pay scale. Following a petition by 47 members of the unit; the Bangladesh High Court issued a ruling asking the government to explain why they had not been included in the pay scale of 4th class employees.[6][8]
On 28 June 2018, National Institute of Local Government provided training to Gram Police Bahini to increase their efficiency.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Training for Gram Police members begins in Fulchhari". The News Today. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Revitalising Gram Police". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ স্থায়ী বেতন কাঠামোর দাবি গ্রাম পুলিশের ।। Gram Police. Independent Television (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Home". Bangladesh National Portal.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Democracywatch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Govt salary scale: HC issues rule on adding Gram Police". The Daily Star. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Gram Police demand salary similar to class four employees". The Daily Star. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "HC rules on govt to include Gram Police in national pay scale". Dhaka Tribune. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Training for Gram Police members begins in Fulchhari". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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