On June 27, 2024, a discussion titled "Towards Gender Equality: Gender-Responsive Community Policing in Bangladesh" was organised jointly by UN Women and The Daily Star at The Daily Star Centre. Academicians, top female police officers, legal specialists, and gender activists participated in the event. Below is a summary of the key points from the discussion.

There is no denying that for a long time, the police have been used as a tool of repression in the subcontinent

That the former law minister Anisul Haque and Hasina’s private investment adviser Salman F Rahman had instigated armed goons to kill a 24-year-old stall employee in the New Market area, is ludicrous as it is laughable..While Salman is widely regarded as a mastermind for financial crimes, A

Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the protesters

Change demanded by police due to mistrust of the force for recent acts

They are chanting slogans against former IGPs, DB Harun

They are working in tandem with students, who have been performing the duties of traffic police since Sheikh Hasina's resignation

Police members have called off their strike and are to report to their stations today.

Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hussain today said members of the police force cannot be used as killers or henchmen anymore

Five days after an uprising toppled the Sheikh Hasina administration, police have not yet resumed their work to ensure public security. 

Police personnel should immediately resume their regular duty to ensure people’s safety, said speakers at a public discourse yesterday.

The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.

Police were aware of the mental illness of constable Kawsar Ali, who shot his colleague dead in Dhaka's Baridhara diplomatic zone on Saturday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said today

SMT-9 submachine gun -- a sophisticated weapon that can wreak havoc in the wrong hands.

Close-circuit television camera footage revealed details of an on-duty police constable killing another cop near the Palestinian embassy in the capital’s Baridhara Saturday night.

Police say more time needed to find the motive behind the incident near the Palestinian Embassy in Dhaka

Both the policemen were on duty in front of the Palestinian embassy

The Chittagong Range DIG Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament was held at the BKSP Chittagong Regional Training Centre on Sunday. KSRM, one of the biggest steel manufacturing companies of the country, was involved in arranging the event.

That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.

The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.