River Police (Bangladesh)

River Police is a specialized unit of Bangladesh Police responsible for policing internal river ways of Bangladesh. They are also responsible for policing fisherman and fishing in rivers. Additional Inspector General Kushum Dewan is the head of the River Police.

History

River Police was established on 12 November 2013. It started out with 747 personnel under a Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. On 20 July 2010, the first camp of River Police was established in Dhaka at Mirpur. The government of Bangladesh had approved five River police camps within Dhaka city. In June 2019, River Police started operating in Rajshahi District.