Chattogram Metropolitan Police চট্টগ্রাম মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ | |
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Common name | Police |
Abbreviation | CMP |
Motto | নিরাপত্তায় আস্থার ঠিকানা |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 30 November, 1978 |
Employees | 7,000 (2023) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Size | 655.74 km2 (253.18 sq mi) |
Population | 3,230,507 (2022) |
Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Constituting instrument |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Police Line, Dampara, Chattogram |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
Special Units | |
Facilities | |
Stations | 16 |
Armored vehicles | Otokar Cobra, IAG Guardian |
Helicopters | Bell 407 |
Website | |
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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]
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] During May-September 2018, 10 drug dealers were killed by the police under his command. [6] In November, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police began their first counter terrorism unit. [7]
In June 2020, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police established the 100 bed CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital in collaboration with Bidyanondo Foundation. [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Kotwali police station under the 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 on 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]
There are currently 16 police stations operating under the CMP. [15]
No | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | M.M. Sharif Ali | 30 November 1978 | 27 July 1980 |
2 | AH M.B. Zaman | 31 July 1980 | 2 April 1982 |
3 | M. Azizul Haque | 3 April 1982 | 4 July 1982 |
4 | Golam Morshed | 5 July 1982 | 25 April 1983 |
5 | Kazi Golam Rahman | 25 April 1983 | 17 April 1985 |
6 | A.F. kabir | 17 April 1985 | 6 April 1987 |
7 | Mirza Rakibul Huda | 6 April 1987 | 27 April 1988 |
8 | M Wahidul Haque | 27 April 1988 | 26 June 1991 |
9 | AFM Mahmoud-Al Farid | 1 July 1991 | 20 December 1991 |
10 | Mohammad Abdus Salam | 20 December 1991 | 21 March 1993 |
11 | Osman Ali Khan, BPM | 23 March 1993 | 20 November 1994 |
12 | Shahudul Haque | 20 November 1994 | 7 March 1996 |
13 | Osman Ali Khan, BPM | 7 March 1996 | 14 May 1996 |
14 | Modabbir Hossain Chowdhury | 14 May 1996 | 25 May 1997 |
15 | Md. Ashraful Huda | 9 June 1997 | 25 September 1998 |
16 | Qutbur Rahman, PPM | 25 January 1998 | 10 January 1999 |
17 | Ahmadul Haque Chowdhury | 10 January 1999 | 26 July 2001 |
18 | Md. Shahidullah Khan | 26 July 2001 | 26 August 2003 |
19 | SM Sabbir Ali | 26 August 2003 | 2 June 2004 |
20 | Md. Amjad Hossain | 2 June 2004 | 17 May 2005 |
21 | Mohammad Majedul Haque | 17 May 2005 | 3 November 2006 |
22 | Md. Mainur Rahman Chowdhury | 3 November 2006 | 17 December 2007 |
23 | M Akbar Ali, BPM, PPM | 14 December 2007 | 28 August 2008 |
24 | Md. Moniruzzaman | 3 September 2008 | 10 July 2010 |
25 | Mohammad Abul Kashem, BPM | 10 July 2010 | 2 May 2012 |
26 | Md. Shafiqul Islam | 2 May 2012 | 27 August 2014 |
27 | Md. Abdul Jalil Mandal | 27 August 2014 | 10 April 2016 |
28 | Md. Iqbal Bahar, BPM, PPA | 10 April 2016 | 7 June 2018 |
29 | Md. Mahabubur Rahman, PPM | 12 June 2018 | 8 September 2020 |
30 | Saleh Mohammad Tanveer, PPM | 8 September 2020 | 18 July 2022 |
31 | Krishna Pada Roy, BPM, PPM | 18 July 2022 | 3 July 2024 |
32 | Md. Saiful Islam, BPM | 3 July 2024 | 3 August 2024 |
33 | Haseeb Aziz, BPM | 6 August 2024 | present |
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