Railway Police (Bangladesh)
Rail security unit of Bangladesh Police
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The Railway Police (or Government Railway Police) (Bengali: রেলওয়ে পুলিশ) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police responsible for the security of rail properties and investigation of crimes committed on Bangladesh Railway properties.[1][2]
| Railway Police রেলওয়ে পুলিশ | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1881 |
| Employees | 2,432 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | House# 12/C, Road# 105, Gulshan- 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency |  Bangladesh Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 24 Stations |
| Website | |
| railwaypolice | |
| Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige Combat uniform: Navy Blue, Yankees Blue | |
Units
Railway Police has six districts, Chattogram Railway Police, Syedpur Railway Police, Pakshi Railway Police, Dhaka Railway Police, Khulna Railway Police and Sylhet Railway Police. The force is led by an additional inspector general of Bangladesh Police.[3]
| List of police stations of GRP | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GRP District | GRP Police Station | Administrative Police Station | Administrative District |
| Dhaka | Dhaka | Motijheel | Dhaka |
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh Sadar | Mymensingh | |
| Jamalpur | Jamalpur Sadar | Jamalpur | |
| Bhairab | Bhairab | Kishoreganj | |
| Kishoreganj | Kishoreganj Sadar | Kishoreganj | |
| Chattogram | Chattogram | Kotwali | Chattogram |
| Chandpur | Chandpur | Chandpur | |
| Laksam | Laksam | Cumilla | |
| Syedpur | Syedpur | Syedpur | Nilphamari |
| Lalmonirhat | Lalmonirhat Sadar | Lalmonirhat | |
| Parbatipur | Parbatipur | Dinajpur | |
| Dinajpur | Dinajpur Sadar | Dinajpur | |
| Pakshi | Ishwardi | Ishwardi | Pabna |
| Bonarpara | Saghata | Gaibandha | |
| Rajshahi | Chandrima | Rajshahi | |
| Santahar | Adamdighi | Bogura | |
| Sirajganj Bazar | Sirajganj Sadar | Sirajganj | |
| Khulna | Khulna | Kotwali | Khulna |
| Rajbari | Rajbari Sadar | Rajbari | |
| Poradaha | Mirpur | Kushtia | |
| Sylhet | Sylhet | South Surma | Sylhet |
| Akhaura | Akhaura | Brahmanbaria | |
| Sreemangal | Sreemangal | Moulvibazar | |
| Kulaura | Kulaura | Moulvibazar | |
Former chiefs
| Name | Term start | Term end | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abul Kashem | 12 May 2016 | 19 November 2018 | [4] |
| Md. Mohsin Hossain | 19 November 2018 | 28 February 2021 | [4] |
| Md. Didar Ahmed | 25 May 2021 | 14 January 2024 | [4] |
| Devdas Bhattacharya, BPM | 13 March 2024 | 22 September 2024 | [4] |
| Sardar Tamizuddin Ahmed, BPM | 16 October 2024 | 16 September 2025 | [4] |
| Zillur Rahman | September 2025 | current | [4] |
Controversy
The Railway Police, as of 2013, had 1600 personnel.[5] In 2014, the government of Bangladesh announced plans to expand the railway force.[6] On 11 July 2016, a 65 year old veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War was beaten to death by members of Railway Police in Jamalpur Railway Police Station.[7]
In 2019, the officer in charge of Khulna Railway Police Station and other officers were accused of raping a woman and arresting her on false allegation. The court of the chief judicial magistrate sent an order to the superintendent of railway police in August 2019. Pakshey Railway Police and Railway Police headquarters opened two separate investigation on the allegation.[8] The victim filed a case against five police officers including the officer-in-charge, Osman Goni, with the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 on 24 September 2019. The court directed the Police Bureau of Investigation to investigate the case.[9][10]
