by Arifur Rahman Rabbi in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 20, 2017 at 10:51 PM
The government on Wednesday approved the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Anti-Terrorism Unit.
The Home Ministry issued a notification after the approval of the Ministry of Home and Finance.
DMP Headquarters Assistant Inspector General (AIG) (Intelligence and Special Affairs) Md Moniruzzaman confirmed the approval of the unit and said they will begin working soon.
“The police wanted this unit for a long time. We had to face a lot of problems without a dedicated anti-terrorism unit, working all over the country. This new unit will add dynamism to our force,” AIG Moniruzzaman said.
According to the government order, the 581-member Anti-Terrorism Unit will be headed by an additional inspector general of police. This unit will solely work on terrorism related issues and combating militants.
This new unit will have, one deputy inspector general (DIG), two additional DIGs, five superintendents of police, 10 additional superintendents of police, 12 assistant superintendents of police, 75 inspectors, 125 sub-inspectors (armed and disarmed), 140 assistant sub-inspectors (armed and disarmed) and 200 constables.
The unit will have 16 jeeps, 2 swat vans, 8 double cabin pickups, one ambulance, one truck, an armoured personnel carrier (APC), one water canon van, one prison van and 10 motorcycles.http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/09/20/anti-terrorism-police-unit-approved/
B’desh: Anti-terrorism police unit approved
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