Modernise the police

The government should develop specially trained and sophisticated police force for the major cities, like Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Khulna.

The police departments of these cities should be constituted of such specially trained police force. This is not a proposal to replace Rapid Action Force. In fact, RAF should be elevated into a full fledged SWAT team, with specially trained snipers and sharp shooters.

This force should be formed similar to the NYPD type police force.

The minimum educational requirement should be a bachelors' degree.

They would be trained in urban anti-terrorism warfare.

Their pay scale should be comparable to the officers of Bangladesh army.

Each major city should have fully equipped modern shooting facilities, where these officers would be required to practise a set number of hours per week.

Each major city should have its own modern forensic laboratory with trained technicians.

Each major city should have modern physical training facilities to maintain physical fitness of the police force.

The police should be trained on modern interrogation techniques practised in the western countries like the UK and the USA.

The police officers should also be trained to speak both Bengali and English fluently.

Only the best from other armed forces should be transferred to this special police force if necessary.

The police officers should carry communication equipment and firearms similar to the NYPD.

The existing police force should be replaced by the new one over a period of two years.