Chattogram Metropolitan Police

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Chattogram Metropolitan Police
চট্টগ্রাম মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
Chattogram metropolitan Police Logo.png
Crest of Chattogram Metropolitan Police
Common namePolice
AbbreviationCMP
Mottoনিরাপত্তায় আস্থার ঠিকানা
Agency overview
Formed30 November, 1978
Employees7,000 (2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Chittagong, Bangladesh
Size655.74 km2 (253.18 sq mi)
Population5,513,609 (2022)
Governing body Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument
  • The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersPolice Line, Dampara, Chattogram
Police officers150
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyBangladesh Police Flag.svg Bangladesh Police
Special units
Facilities
Stations16
Armored vehicles Otokar Cobra, IAG Guardian
Helicopters Bell 407
Website
cmp.gov.bd
Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige
  
Combat uniform: Tiffany Blue, Yankees Blue
  

The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), formerly the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance approved by the government of Bangladesh. [1]

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History

The Chittagong Metropolitan Police was established on 30 November 1978 with M. M. Sharif Ali as its first commissioner. [2] It has six police stations at the beginning with 3238 personnel. [2]

On 24 January 1988, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mirza Rakibul Huda ordered police to fire at a rally of Awami League killing 24 people. [3] It is known as the 1988 Chittagong massacre. [3]

Mobassher, a member of Bangladesh Ansar, stationed in Chandgaon Police Station, was arrested for the rape of a 7-year-old girl in May 2012. [4]

In May 2016, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police banned people from putting stickers in their car mentioning their professions. [5]

Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police told the media on 5 September 2018 that extrajudicial killings of drug dealers are necessary for peace. [6] From May—September 2018, 10 drug dealers were killed by the police under his command. [6] In November, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police got their first counter-terrorist unit. [7]

In June 2020, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police established a 100-bed CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital in collaboration with Bidyanondo Foundation. [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Kotwali police station under Chattogram Metropolitan Police started providing home delivery of medicine. [9] In August 2020, eight members of Chattogram Metropolitan Police were sued for allegedly implicating four people in a narcotics case in an attempt to extort money. [10] The complaint was filed with Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mohiuddin Murad. [10]

Two police constables of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police disappeared while training in the Netherlands in May 2022. [11] They had decided to stay in the country and deserted. [12] [13] In August, three constables were withdrawn after video of them confining and torturing children went viral. [14]

Police stations

gate of headquarters Headquarters gate of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.jpg
gate of headquarters

There are currently 16 police stations operating under CMP. [15]

  1. Akbarshah
  2. Bakoliya
  3. Bandar
  4. Bayazid
  5. Chandgaon
  6. Double Mooring
  7. Halishahar
  8. Khulshi
  9. Kotwali
  10. Pahartali
  11. Panchlaish
  12. Patenga
  13. Chawkbazar
  14. Sadarghat
  15. EPZ
  16. Karnaphuli

Police commissioners

NoNameTook officeLeft officeRef
1 M. M. Sharif Ali 30 November 197827 July 1980 [16]
2 A. H. M. B. Zaman 31 July 19802 April 1982 [16]
3 M. Azizul Haque 3 April 19824 July 1982 [16]
4 Golam Morshed 5 July 198225 April 1983 [16]
5 Kazi Golam Rahman 25 April 198317 April 1985 [16]
6A. F. Kabir17 April 19856 April 1987 [16]
7 Mirza Rakibul Huda 6 April 198727 April 1988 [16]
8 M Wahidul Haque 27 April 198826 June 1991 [16]
9AFM Mahmoud-Al Farid1 July 199120 December 1991 [16]
10Mohammad Abdus Salam20 December 199121 March 1993 [16]
11Osman Ali Khan, BPM23 March 199320 November 1994 [16]
12Shahudul Haque20 November 19947 March 1996 [16]
13Osman Ali Khan, BPM7 March 199614 May 1996 [16]
14 Modabbir Hossain Chowdhury 14 May 199625 May 1997 [16]
15 Md. Ashraful Huda 9 June 199725 September 1998 [16]
16Qutbur Rahman, PPM25 January 199810 January 1999 [16]
17Ahmadul Haque Chowdhury10 January 199926 July 2001 [16]
18Md. Shahidullah Khan26 July 200126 August 2003 [16]
19SM Sabbir Ali26 August 20032 June 2004 [16]
20Md. Amjad Hossain2 June 200417 May 2005 [16]
21Mohammad Majedul Haque17 May 20053 November 2006 [16]
22Md. Mainur Rahman Chowdhury3 November 200617 December 2007 [16]
23M Akbar Ali, BPM, PPM14 December 200728 August 2008 [16]
24 Md. Moniruzzaman 3 September 200810 July 2010 [16]
25 Mohammad Abul Kashem, BPM10 July 20102 May 2012 [16]
26 Md. Shafiqul Islam 2 May 201227 August 2014 [16]
27 Md. Abdul Jalil Mandal 27 August 201410 April 2016 [16]
28 Md. Iqbal Bahar, BPM, PPA10 April 20167 June 2018 [16]
29 Md. Mahabubur Rahman, PPM12 June 20188 September 2020 [16]
30 Saleh Mohammad Tanveer, PPM8 September 202018 July 2022 [16]
31 Krishna Pada Roy, BPM bar, PPM bar18 July 20223 July 2024 [16]
32 Md. Saiful Islam, BPM bar3 July 20243 August 2024 [16]
33 Haseeb Aziz, BPM bar5 September 2024present [16]

References

  1. ↑ "The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978" (PDF). Ministry of Law (Bangladesh), Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "About Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP)". CMP. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "31 years on, plea for justice in Chittagong massacre falls on deaf ears". Dhaka Tribune . 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ansar man held for violating minor girl". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Now, stickers of professionals banned in Ctg". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 15 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Anti-Narcotics Drive: Deaths in shootouts 'necessary' for peace". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 5 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Rahaman, FM Mizanur (27 November 2018). "CMP gets full-fledged counter terrorism unit". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Yousuf, Mostafa (30 June 2020). "Bidyanondo-CMP field hospital to open tomorrow". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ctg police start home delivery of medicines". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 16 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. 1 2 "8 Ctg police personnel sued for 'falsely implicating' 4 in narcotics case". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 19 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Rahaman, FM Mizanur (27 May 2022). "2 Bangladeshi policemen go missing in the Netherlands". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Police: Family of constable 'missing' in Netherlands being interrogated". Dhaka Tribune . 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "2 constables in the Netherlands to be terminated from force: CMP". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 1 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "3 constables withdrawn in Ctg after video of cops shaving children's heads goes viral". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 21 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ↑ CMP Website
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Chattogram Metropolitan Police". www.cmp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
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