Copyright @ 2012 By the United Nations Development Programme IDB Bhaban Sher-e-Bangla Nagar GPO Box-224, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Website: www.undp.org.bd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, record or otherwise, without prior permission. Annual Report 2012 Prepared by Sarker Faisal Khaled Monitoring & Evaluation Expert, M&E Unit, PRP, UNDP Contributors: Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, BPM (Bar) Addl. IGP -CID, Bangladesh Police & National Project Director, PRP, UNDP Hendrik Gideon van Zyl, Project Manager, PRP, UNDP Michael von Tangen Page, Security Sector Reform Specialist, PRP, UNDP Andries De la Rey Redman, Capacity Building Specialist, PRP, UNDP Gerard Smith, Investigations & Operations Specialist, PRP, UNDP Fawzia Khondker, Gender Expert, PRP, UNDP Muminun Nessa, Victim Support Expert, PRP, UNDP Wojciech Koprowicz, ICT Systems and Strategy Specialist, PRP, UNDP Raz Mohammad Sadiq, Operations Manager, PRP, UNDP Mohammad Alamgir, Communications & Public Relations Officer, PRP, UNDP Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Contents Foreword 4 Abbreviations and Acronyms 5 Executive Summary 7 Section I: Context 10 Section II: Key Achievements and Results 11 Section III: Financial Management 35 Section IV: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward 37 Annex I II Training and Knowledge Products News Articles Annual Report 2012 41 46 Page 3 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Foreword The 2012 Annual Report details the third year of the Police Reform Programme (Phase II). The Police Reform Programme (PRP) is proud to continue supporting the Bangladesh Police during this ongoing period of reform, transforming the organization into a modern service oriented institution which respects the rule of law and upholds human rights. I am pleased to note that the PRP successfully completed its third year of operations in 2012 with distinguished progress despite facing numerous challenges. This report highlights the progress made under individual components and provides elements of police reform initiatives undertaken by the project. I would like to highlight a few of the PRP’s key achievements made in 2012. The PRP provided significant support to the Bangladesh Police in the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which establishes the organization’s priorities for the next three years. Another significant outcome was the commencement of the Draft Police Ordinance review by a police committee, chaired by myself, after the Ordinance was returned from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The two Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati established with PRP support, provided protection and assistance to 498 victims during 2012. The PRP is also supporting the construction of six new Victim Support Centres which are expected to be finished by 2013. These new Victim Support Centres will increase services provided to victims of crime by referring victims to appropriate supporting agencies. The PRP is also aiding in the construction of fifteen service delivery centres at Model Thanas with about 75% of the construction work currently completed. After completion, I expect that members of the community will receive improved police services from these Model Thanas and I am hopeful that this will encourage the establishment of similar service delivery centres in Bangladesh. In terms of capacity building, a total of 7,821 members of the Bangladesh Police attended PRPsupported training, including workshops. I am fully confident that those police officers will use the knowledge, skills, and change in attitude gained from the capacity building initiative to improve services they provide to members of the community. Additionally, a total of 2,324 Community Policing Forum members also participated in joint training initiatives organized by the Bangladesh Police and the PRP. I would like to express my gratitude and sincere appreciation to all parties involved, particularly to the Bangladesh Police, Ministry of Home Affairs, United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UKaid), and UNDP for their continued support and cooperation. I would also like to convey my most earnest appreciation to the members of the Project Steering Committee and the Project Implementation Committee for their invaluable advice on strategic issues and project implementation. I hope this report will provide crucial information to government agencies, management, and other stakeholders on the progress, challenges, and lessons learned by the Police Reform Programme during 2012. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, BPM (Bar) Additional Inspector General (CID) Bangladesh Police and National Project Director (NPD) Annual Report 2012 Page 4 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Police Reform Programme Annual Report 2012 Page 5 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Abbreviations and Acronyms A2J Access to Justice Project ACT Actions to Combat Trafficking in Persons Addl. DIG Additional Deputy Inspector General AFP Australian Federal Police AIG Assistant Inspector General ASI Assistant Sub-Inspector ASP Assistant Superintendent of Police AWP Annual Work Plan BNHRC Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission BNHRCCDP BPM Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project Bangladesh Police Medal BPWN Bangladesh Police Women Network CID Criminal Investigation Department CIVS Criminal Identification and Verification System CMP Commissioner of Metropolitan Police CPAS Crime Pattern Analysis System CPF Community Policing Forum CPO Community Policing Officers DFID Department For International Development DIG Deputy Inspector General DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DTS Detective Training School HQ Headquarters IAD Intelligence Analyst Division ICT Information Communication Technology IGP Inspector General of Police MDG Millennium Development Goals MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs MRP Machine Readable Passport NEX National Execution NGO Non-Government Organization NPD National Project Director OC Officer in Charge Annual Report 2012 Page 6 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) PHQ Police Headquarters PIMS Police Personnel Management Information System PRP Police Reform Programme PTC Police Training Centre PWD Power and Water Development SDC Service Delivery Centre SOP Standard Operating Procedure SP Superintendent of Police THB Trafficking of Human Beings TNA Training Needs Assessment ToT Training of Trainers TRC Trainee Recruit Constables UKaid United Kingdom’s Department for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development VSC Victim Support Centre WSID Women Support and Investigation Division Annual Report 2012 Page 7 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing nation and a fledgling democracy. Since the early 1990’s, steady economic growth resulted in rapid gains in human development. Despite noteworthy achievements in various fields, including law and order, crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety, national security, and continuous economic expansion. Therefore, an accountable, transparent, and efficient police service is essential in Bangladesh for the safety and wellbeing of all citizens, in addition to national stability and long-term growth and development. Once achieved, this positive setting will contribute to the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence. Within this context, UNDP leads in efforts to harmonise support to the Justice Sector and has integrated the Police Reform Programme (PRP) into these efforts. The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with much needed technical and financial assistance for reformation with development goals centring on a safer, more secure and stable Bangladesh, where the human rights of citizens—particularly the vulnerable and marginalised—are promoted and protected in order to accelerate progress on the MDGs, economic growth, and social justice. The PRP aims to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for the people of Bangladesh, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and children who are considered the PRP’s target beneficiaries. The police service will additionally benefit from increased capacity and job satisfaction, improved morale and better social standing. The following section summarises key achievements and progress made during 2012 against expected strategic results. Strategic Policy Work • Following the dissemination of two PRP comparative legal studies’ findings, there has been noticeable increase in support for the reform of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861, including supportive public statements made by the Prime Minister, Senior Secretary of the MoHA, IGP, and the National Project Director (NPD). Additionally, a Police Working Group formed by the IGP and chaired by the NPD, is reviewing the 2007 draft Police Ordinance, following the draft’s return from the Ministry of Home Affairs. • A draft Gender and Anti-discrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police is currently being finalised. With PRP support, the Bangladesh Police Women’s Network established four regional coordinating committees on gender and has appointed regional focal points. Those committees will provide regional forums advocating for gender equality, raising awareness on issues affecting women police, and providing support to women officers. • The completion of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 establishes organizational priorities for the next three years and identifies three key PRP documents among its key sources, namely the Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh, ‘Sustainable Police Reform in Bangladesh: from Global Experiences to Local Strategies’ and the Report on the Heads of Training Conference. Development Results • Within the Bangladesh Police, the ratio of women police officers increased significantly in the last three years. During 2012, a total of 1,524 women were recruited into the Bangladesh Police, representing 11.88% of the annual number of recruits in 2012—525 more than in 2011. A day-care centre, operated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, was established at the Rajarbag Police Lines in Dhaka, providing a safe and secure environment for up to fifty police officers’ children. The PRP supported a ToT initiative on gender Annual Report 2012 Page 8 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) awareness, allowing trainers to successfully conduct twenty-one gender orientation workshops for 1,007 police officers. • The Rangamati Victim Support Centre (VSC) was established in 2012 under the guidance of the PRP to provide support services for women and child victims, in a similar arrangement to the already established Tejgaon VSC in Dhaka. The Rangamati and Dhaka centres, staffed by the Bangladesh Police, provided assistance to 498 victims 1 while the PRP continues construction on six new victim support centres. The Government of Bangladesh announced that they will establish Victim Support Centres at the district level, fulfilling their commitment to replicate the victim support model, while the Ministry of Home Affairs also included provisions in its mid-term budget for victim support centres. This recurrent budget allocation to victim support functions is an important factor for the sustainability of such programmes. The Bangladesh Police additionally established the Women Support and Investigation Division (WSID) in the Dhaka Victim Support Centre. During 2012, WSID investigated 303 cases under the Women and Repression Act 2000, amended in 2003. • A total of 1,679 investigators, accounting for about 17% of all investigators, were trained in crime scene management and basic investigations while 136 court officers were trained during 2012. This training was supplemented by the provision of crime scene kits to one hundred (16.6%) police stations, enabling trained investigators to collect an increasing amount of evidence from crime scenes, shifting from confession-based to evidence-based investigations. The Forensic Training Institute (FTI) consistently utilises the PRP training curricula while PRP-trained facilitators deliver training programmes to police supervisors, highlighting the PRP’s sustainable approach to capacity building. The Detective Training School (DTS) and the 24 Hour Help Desks in PHQ and DMP have also been renovated by the PRP, becoming better resourced and equipped and allowing the DTS and the 24 Hour Help Desk to provide professional services to their clients. • Construction of fifteen new Model Thana Service Delivery Centres is approximately 75% completed. The PRP handed over six fully constructed Model Thanas to the Bangladesh Police which serve as blueprints for future Thanas with improved facilities, including women’s sleeping quarters, separate toilets for women and separate cells for males, females and juveniles. PRP-trained facilitators instructed Model Thana staff, resulting in 253 police officers completing training on Crime Scene Management, writing up effective GD and FIRs, Community Policing issues, Gender, Basic Investigation, Victim Support, Human Rights, and Conflict Resolution, among others. • A total of 278 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) were strengthened through distributing grants to support CPF initiatives. A rapid assessment was conducted in 2012 to explore the CPFs’ effectiveness under direct support and found that financial support significantly impacted CPF activities, resulting in the reduction of crime in their jurisdictions. A total of 147 respondents, including respective Superintendents of Police, Community Policing Officers and CPF members, were of the opinion that, overall, law and order in these jurisdictions improved and that the relationship between the community and the police increased over time. Self-initiated community policing forums are also demonstrating a high degree of national ownership. • A comprehensive training needs assessment, focusing on twenty-four Model Thanas, was completed as part of the revision of the Bangladesh Police training programmes. Additionally, PRP renovated Khulna’s Police Training Centre and established a new training academy in 1 The most common types of crimes and issues reported were domestic violence, sexual assault, dowry-related violence, trafficking, early marriage, street/runaway children at risk and maltreatment of domestic servants. Annual Report 2012 Page 9 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Station, improving infrastructure and providing an enhanced environment for police training. • A committee was formed to review the Police Telecom and Information Management Wing’s organizational plan which was subsequently approved by the IGP. The PRP initiated logistical support for the implementation of the approved organisational structure and provided assistance with identification of strategic ICT priorities by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group, one of ten thematic Focus Groups involved with the development of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan. Cross Cluster Results • The PRP collaborated with the Democratic Governance cluster on a wide range of projects. The main cross-cluster collaboration involved working with the Access to Justice (A2J) project on the revision of the Evidence Act 1871 and the Criminal Procedure Code 1898. • The PRP conducted ongoing consultations with the Chair of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC), including a UNDP project, the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission – Capacity Development Project, the Public Prosecutor, and the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the Dhaka Magistrates Court. These consultations set the stage for a series of workshops which developed draft police guidelines on custody management. The PRP also participated in consultations facilitated by the NHRC as part of the Universal Periodic Review: Follow-up on the Recommendations on Child Labour and Trafficking. According to the project’s financial status, the overall budget for 2012 was USD 7,015,361. Based on the ATLAS IPSAS report, the PRP has utilized 81% of the allocated funds. Total findings indicate that the PRP has achieved noteworthy progress in 2012. These results were only possible through continuous efforts of all project staff, implementing partners, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh Police, UNDP and DFID. The PRP Mid-Term Review, conducted in 2012, found that the PRP is on track to meet its stated objectives. The PRP has, however, faced unforeseen challenges in 2012 such as hartals which delayed the implementation of some activities. Despite these challenges, the PRP learned from various past experiences and made necessary adjustments for future planning. The PRP also identified the political environment leading up to the 2013 election as a risk to the PRP’s operations. Consequently, the PRP has developed contingencies to address potential political and social instability throughout 2013, including alternative working modality for staff and revision of the PRP’s target and deliverables. Throughout 2013, the PRP will continue implementing activities set out in the results framework. Priorities for 2013-2014 will include supporting the review process on the draft Police Act; supporting the implementation of the Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014, institutionalising the PRP training programmes and incorporating those programmes into the Bangladesh Police training curricula. In recognition of the possible instability associated with the 2013 election, the PRP will focus on greater awareness of human rights issues and accountability within the Bangladesh Police, and continue strengthening police responses to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups through the Model Thana initiative and newly established Victim Support Centres. Finally, the PRP will continue its efforts to promote proactive, intelligence-led policing to implement crime prevention programmes and to increase the use of forensic evidence in investigations. Annual Report 2012 Page 10 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Section I: Context Key Development Areas and Issues Since the early 1990’s, Bangladesh has achieved greater human development, economic growth, and is currently on track to meet a number of MDGs. Despite remarkable achievements in a wide variety of fields, Bangladesh still suffers from lack of access to justice, respect for the rule of law, and knowledge of human rights, in addition to weak governance. Inadequate law and order and wide spread crime and corruption remain deeply rooted issues in Bangladesh, negatively impacting the safety of citizens and deterring national security. Overall, crime remains underreported and insufficiently investigated by the police; the court system is slow and the prisons are overcrowded. There is a growing desire from civil society, the media, government ministries, and international agencies to establish a more coordinated Justice Sector in order to strengthen channels allowing civilians to gain access to the judicial system. To this end, UNDP supports projects aiming to harmonise the Justice Sector’s outputs and deliverables and has integrated the Police Reform Programme into these partisan efforts. Within this context, the Bangladesh Police has taken vital first steps towards reform. The PRP provides the Bangladesh Police with technical and financial assistance in order to undertake operational, organizational, and legal reform; build training capacity; improve the quality of investigations, operations, and prosecutions; consolidate community policing and crime prevention; increase gender sensitive policing; and introduce cost effective and realistic information and communication technology. Development Goal and Purpose of the Police Reform Programme The PRP’s development goal focuses on strengthening security and stability in Bangladesh, while promoting and protecting the human rights of its citizens, particularly the marginalised and underprivileged, in order to aid in the attainment of MDGs, greater economic development and access to social justice. The PRP’s purpose is to improve the personal safety of the people of Bangladesh, continue developing pathways to gain justice and assist in the realisation of human rights for all citizens, particularly the vulnerable groups such as women, children and ethnic minorities. Target Beneficiaries The PRP’s target beneficiaries are the people of Bangladesh, particularly the disadvantaged and marginalised and including women and children. The PRP has a national scope, providing support to the police and the community in both metropolitan and rural areas and focusing on the impoverished, ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups. These groups have traditionally suffered from an inability and unwillingness to access justice due to the imbalance in power relationships, lack of awareness and lack of trust in the justice system. The Bangladesh Police itself benefits from PRP operations which increase police capacity, image and social standing, in addition to greater job satisfaction and morale. Annual Report 2012 Page 11 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) SECTION II: KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS The following report covers the progress and achievements made during 2012 by each PRP component. Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Key Outcome: Strategic direction and organizational reform supported by planning and budgeting, enhanced accountability and oversight and a modernised legislative framework Key Activities and Results Output 1.1: Organisational, legal and structural change to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Bangladesh Police and meet contemporary policing requirements based on human rights standards and the principle of rule of law The PRP held two meetings in June and July 2012 with key stakeholder representatives to help facilitate the reactivation of the Bangladesh Police Act 1861 revision process, resulting in the MoHA sending a letter to the IGP in July requesting for the amendment of the draft 2007 Police Ordinance. In response to the MoHA’s request, a Police Committee was formed to review the draft 2007 Police Ordinance under the PRP NPD’s chairmanship. The Committee has already begun its work during Quarter 3 and continued throughout Quarter 4. The MoHA also consulted with other relevant ministries on the draft, though the feedback is not yet available. Furthermore, the PRP Senior Advisor and other members published a number of articles on the overall police situation in Bangladesh in which necessities, challenges and other aspects related to police reform were discussed, gaining high media interest. In terms of other draft revisions, PRP experts also attended a consultation organized by the A2J Project on a final draft of the revised Evidence Act 1872. During the consultation, the experts agreed that the PRP would undertake a stakeholder consultation subject to clearance from the A2J project’s NPD; the PRP has yet to receive the clearance. Two comparative studies, Police Reform Opportunities for Bangladesh: A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya and Analysis of Draft Police Ordinance and 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice were completed and published after incorporating feedback and suggestions received from external peer reviews. The PRP has already started utilising these reports and recommendations as a reference point during the 2007 Police Ordinance revision process. These reports provide solid and well researched references for police officials, other government institutions, the community and donors working on police legislative reform in Bangladesh. PRP staff and A2J consultants facilitated a meeting undertaking the review of the Evidence Act to ensure that police perspectives, for instance the inclusion of provisions on the collection and presentation of physical evidence in court will be included in the final draft of the revised Evidence Act. The AIG, Planning and Research, approached the MoHA in order to obtain permission to restart the review process for the Police Regulations Bengal in response to a letter from the NPD to the IGP last year as a strategy was developed for updating the current Police Regulations Bengal. However, this is an area where further progress remains a challenge and the PRP is waiting for a response to this request, which sought approval for establishing a mechanism to consult on the Police Regulations Bengal review. Annual Report 2012 Page 12 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Output 1.2: Planning, policy and research capacity of the Bangladesh Police and Ministry of Home Affairs strengthened to support strategic reform based on planning, budgeting and performance measurement. The PRP provided USD 26,000.00 worth of research and learning resources to the Policy, Planning, and Research Bureau in PHQ, Staff College, Police Academy and PTCs. In January, a perception survey was presented to the IGP and police senior management with the baseline survey findings indicating that police performance and personal security had improved in many areas in the last two years. The full report and a summary report have been printed for distribution. The Bangladesh Police in its entirety and the Bangladesh Police Strategic Planning Working Group specifically was extensively supported during drafting and finalizing of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014. In February, a workshop was conducted at the Staff College where approximately seventy senior officers provided input on the strategic planning process and identified ten key thematic areas for inclusion in the draft Strategic Plan. Focus Groups were established under each of the ten thematic issues; with the Focus Groups subsequently all meeting and discussing the thematic areas they had been assigned. Altogether, more than one hundred senior police officials were involved in this strategic planning process. The Strategic Plan was completed, approved by the IGP and formally launched at a public function on 19 December 2012. The Strategic Plan contains the Bangladesh Police’s vision and mission statement and provides a framework of ten key strategic areas that the Police will focus on in the next three years to meet contemporary policing requirements. The strategic areas are Crime Management, Public Order Management, Traffic Enforcement Management, Intelligence Management, Community Policing, Human Resources and Organizational Structure, Logistics and Infrastructure Management, Training, Information and Communication Technology and Service Delivery Management. The PRP supported printing 1,100 copies of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 for dissemination by the Bangladesh Police. Translation of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 is currently pending. Additionally, the DMP will develop its own unit-level plans. The PRP plans to attend all consultations regarding the unit-level plans and will be involved in any further assistance in advising on the development of the DMP’s unit-level plans. Annual Report 2012 Page 13 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Key Outcome: Human Resource Management systems and structures strengthened and training capacity enhanced to produce more competent and professional police Key Activities and Progress: Output 2.1: Professional and dedicated Human Resource Department established Two training programmes on administrative issues were conducted in order to support staff functioning at Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters. A total of sixty administrative staff members were trained. The PRP provided continuous support to strengthen the Bangladesh Police Personnel Information Management System (PIMS). As part of this process, three consultation meetings were facilitated involving the AIG ICT, AIG Establishment and the PIMS Systems Office. The purpose of the meetings was to aid the Bangladesh Police in collecting detailed information of their personnel and compiling those details into an electronic database. This will enable the Bangladesh Police to increase their effectiveness in making more informed decisions on all human resource functions. Currently, 133,000 personal records have been entered into the system. The Bangladesh Police has agreed on and approved converting the PIMS from its current desktopbased system to a web-based system. To this end, nine consultation workshops and meetings were administered involving the Office of the Bangladesh Police’s ICT AIG and Establishment AIG. Additional DIG, CID, Md. Shah Alom was appointed to manage the conversion process, taking into account users’ needs. A seven-member committee was formed to monitor the progress of converting the PIMS and a technical committee was appointed to report on advances made throughout the PIMS’ conversion process. The technical committee must first address several identified requirements before conversion can begin. A decision was taken to commence the system piloting process during December 2012 and this is ongoing. Data collection was completed as part of a survey assessing police morale, with a total of 354 police personnel participating in the survey. The survey outcome will be collated with relevant sections of the 2011 Base Line Survey outputs. The survey is still in progress and will continue into 2013. Output 2.2: Human Resource Management policies, structures, systems, and procedures reviewed and updated to promote transparent and merit-based recruitment As initiatives to review the Bangladesh Police Human Resources Management structure and strategies continue, the process for recruiting an international consultant is underway and expected to be completed during Quarter 2 of 2013. The consultant will be assigned to review the current status of the Bangladesh Police Human Resource Management strategy, policies, structure and capacity with the view of making recommendations to improve the Human Resource Management Divisions’ efficiency and effectiveness. Two consultation meetings were facilitated with the Bangladesh Police’s AIG, Recruitment and Manpower, and AIG, Establishment, during Quarter 2 on the three issues outlined in sub-activity 2.2.2. The focus of the consultation meetings was to examine the feasibility of conducting relevant studies on the outputs, resulting in the identification of risks associated with the proposed activity. Overall, progress on the activity is still rather limited. The only output achieved was the inclusion of a Annual Report 2012 Page 14 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Career Management Policy into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 after the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 was accepted by the working group. Implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013. Four consultation meetings were conducted with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management. The consultations resulted in reaching an agreement to conduct seven divisional training workshops with Bangladesh Police Welfare Management staff in order to train members on welfare processes and procedures in 2013. Efforts to compile a Welfare Policy Handbook are ongoing. A total of thirty-three training workshops were held on welfare issues for DMP personnel. 1,650 participants, ranging from constables to inspectors, participated in the workshops. Support was provided for conducting two awareness-raising campaigns for the Bangladesh Police Blood Bank. The purpose of the campaigns was to raise awareness for the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit on health issues, especially on the Blood Bank’s functions. Additionally, the project supported the Bangladesh Police Welfare Unit by designing and printing of 10,000 Health Cards, allowing hospital authorities and doctors to locate and manage personal and medical information instantly, saving valuable time in providing medical services. Furniture and ICT equipment were delivered to the DMP and PHQ 24 Hour Help Desks which were pending until Quarter 3. These Help Desks will be the contact and support points for assistance welfare issues for police officers. The PRP appointed a National Consultant to review the Bangladesh Police recruitment process. The Consultant engaged in various deliberations and submitted a final report on the status of the recruitment process. The report will be utilised during consultation sessions with the Bangladesh Police in 2013. Output 2.3: Improved comprehensive capacity to deliver competency-based training A working group was formed in collaboration with PRP Component 1 regarding developing training as an aspect of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014. The working group conducted two consultation meetings as part of the broader strategic planning process. The working group’s input was accepted and incorporated into the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 and implementation plans will be drafted during Quarter 1 of 2013. A Training Needs Assessment (TNA) study was designed following a request from the Bangladesh Police to support the Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah, in reviewing entry-level training programmes presented by the Bangladesh Police Academy. Eight workshops were conducted across the country with 366 police officers participating. The workshops’ objective was to identify priority training areas for review so that the Bangladesh Police Academy will be able to provide for current needs, mainly focusing on Basic Training Courses for different ranks. The team conducting the TNA workshops consisted of members from the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions, specifically sixteen Additional SPs/ASPs/Inspectors, who were provided with a three-day training programme on TNA. A Facilitator’s Guide for team members was also developed. The TNA fieldwork also included consultation sessions with community members, with a total of eleven consultation sessions taking place and 411 community policing forum members participating. Following a request from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Planning, Research, and Human Resource Development Division, another TNA study was designed to support the DMP in carrying out a TNA for DMP personnel in-service training. As part of the process, consultation with police personnel at different ranks began during Quarter 3. This process continued during Quarter 4, with workshops in which 670 police personnel of different ranks participated. Annual Report 2012 Page 15 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) A working group consisting of curriculum development personnel trained by the PRP from relevant training centres conducted a review of and developed the Basic Training Programme for Trainee Recruit Constables (TRC). Training contents have been finalised by the Bangladesh Police Academy and approved by Police Headquarters. The PRP Human Resources Management and Training (HRM&T) Component provided support to the Investigation and Operations Unit in developing prosecution and basic investigation courses. The HRM&T Component’s responsibility was to ensure that development of the courses follows standard instructional procedures. The PRP supported the review of the In-Service Training Manual for Bangladesh Police, aiming to improve content and structure in order to make the manual more user-friendly. After revisions, the material will go through the Bangladesh Police’s internal processes for approval and endorsement. Printing existing In-Service Training Manuals continues to ensure that resources are available for programmes conducted at the In-Service Training Centres. Fourteen instructors from different training institutions within the Bangladesh Police were trained in curriculum development at the Police Staff College, potentially resulting in an increase in participants’ knowledge on curriculum development due to their attendance at this training. A team of Bangladesh Police and MoHA officials visited South Africa on a study tour to learn about human resource development and training practices in the South African Police Service. The team included five senior police officers and two senior officials from the MoHA. The team explored aspects related to training structures within the South African Police regarding basic training, post-initial training and specialised training. Modules related to curriculum development, standardisation and quality control were also analysed. The Bangladesh Police will form a Technical Training Committee to explore possibilities of incorporating some of the lessons learned in South Africa into the Bangladesh Police Training Unit’s policies and practices. The Bangladesh Police Training Section drafted a 2012 Training Programme for all training institutions under its command. The PRP provided constant support and advocacy during this drafting process, though achievement of the 2012 Training Programme is still outstanding. A draft 2013 Training Programme has already been submitted. The IGP gave his approval for conducting a high-level meeting for the Bangladesh Police’s Heads of Training Institutions. The aim of this meeting is to commence the process of developing a holistic approach to training management in the Bangladesh Police. The meeting was initially planned to be held in Quarter 3 of 2012 but was delayed to Quarter 4 and, finally, to 2013. Refurbishment of the Detective Training School is now complete and has been handed over to the Bangladesh Police, while the Police Training Centre in Khulna is currently 50% refurbished. The DMP Training Academy has also been refurbished, inclusive of furniture and computer equipment, but has yet to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police. The PRP conducted three training courses entitled, ‘Training on Presentation and Facilitation Skills’ at the Police Staff College in Dhaka. Sixty-two participants from the In-Service Training Centres and the Forensic Training Academy attended the training program. The training courses are expected to enhance participants’ knowledge base in addition to improving the delivery of training at In-Service Training Centres. Additionally, as part of the PRP’s support to the Bangladesh Police Training Institutions’ trainers’ capacity building, forty-five instructors from various Annual Report 2012 Page 16 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Police Training Institutions were provided with a sixty-hour ToT course. Furthermore, 141 Constables were trained on the integrated Criminal Data Management System (CDMS). The objective of the training was to increase Constables’ skill level in CDMS data entry. The PRP also presented two batches of Administrative Training Programmes to the Bangladesh Police CID Headquarters staff, reaching sixty support staff members. Data collection for the morale survey was jointly conducted with the TNA sessions, having no additional budget implications for Component 2. Networking: The Component met International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives and discussed the prospect of support and coordination on Human Rights Training. The Component also met with the UNDP Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project regarding Human Rights Training coordination. Annual Report 2012 Page 17 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) INVESTIGATIONS, OPERATIONS, AND PROSECUTIONS Key Outcome: Improved police operations, investigations, and prosecutions to enhance fair and equitable justice Key Activities and Progress: Output 3.1: Investigation and prosecution processes upgraded from confessional to evidence based procedures During 2012, the PRP contributed to the ongoing review of the Evidence Act. In collaboration with the UNDP Access to Justice (A2J) Project, the PRP provided a detailed submission in response to the draft Proposals for Reform of Bangladesh Laws Relating to the Admissibility of “Scientific Evidence.” The PRP also provided impetuous support to the A2J Project and Governance cluster, resulting in the involvement of prosecutors during the consultation process. The PRP conducted a rapid assessment of the Dhaka Chemical Laboratory in preparation for the development of the 2013 Annual Work Plan (2013 AWP). The Head of the Chemical Laboratory identified a number of training activities required by his staff and these requests were considered during development of the 2013 AWP. The PRP provided assistance to the CID in order to populate the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS). This initiative involves collecting approximately 67,000 fingerprints from convicted and remand prisoners in prisons throughout Bangladesh. The PRP supported the training of one hundred officers in fingerprint collection techniques and released a tender to procure equipment required to collect 67,000 fingerprints from detainees. The AFIS database population will increase the likelihood of investigators being able to match fingerprints found at crime scenes with fingerprints of previously incarcerated individuals. The PRP sponsored a Bangladesh Police study tour to the Royal Thai Police Forensic Training School which contributed to the establishment of the Forensic Training Institute (FTI) in CID. The FTI is the focal point for delivery of all forensic science training and is expected to enhance the Bangladesh Police’s capacity to collect more physical evidence from crime scenes in a professional manner. Forensic Working Group workshops were conducted to determine the extent of investigators seizing evidence and conducting forensic analysis when appropriate. The assessment determined that monthly returns are only inclusive of data related to seizure of drug-related exhibits. In consideration of the findings, further Forensic Working Group meetings have been planned to address this shortcoming. During this period, the PRP provided support to the Forensic Focus Group to develop an annual budget for Dhaka and Chittagong Forensic Laboratories which are linked to the forensic strategic plan; however, challenges persist. The CID does not have a separate budget for each crime division including forensics, and the issue of recurrent funding for the Forensic Laboratories continues to be problematic. This matter has been raised with the NPD who plans to schedule discussions on the subject with the IGP and seek future funding. There have been multiple obstacles associated with the procurement process for supplying chemicals to the CID Forensic Laboratories at Mohakhali and Chittagong. The initial Service Request Form (SRF) was raised in November 2011; however, the vendor failed to deliver any of the items and the contract was cancelled. Though a new SRF was created in June 2012, the tender process failed to identify any technically qualified suppliers. The UNDP Procurement Section advised the PRP Operations Manager to procure these chemicals under NEX and the tender will be released in the first Annual Report 2012 Page 18 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) week of January 2013. Additionally, ten fully furnished workstations were installed to support the Mohakhali Chemical Laboratories and improve the working environment. At the beginning of 2012, one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas. Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP expects to receive the kits in mid-January, 2013. The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras. A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and promptly distributed to police stations across the country. The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete, physical evidence from crime scenes, thereby linking more suspects to crimes. The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka. This equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen chemical laboratories’ ability to test viscera for the presence of poison. Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued throughout 2012. The objective of the training Course was to develop participants’ knowledge base and skill set in securing and managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police. In 2012, sixty courses were completed by 1,210 participants. The training enhanced the participants’ knowledge, attitude and skills in collecting and preserving evidence. Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh. The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic assessment, crime scene preservation, and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from contamination. Output 3.2: Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime, in particular for crimes against women and children, THB, sexual abuse and assault, serious and emerging crime, counter terrorism, financial, and cyber-crime The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators. However, the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the course’s development and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently. A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation. The focus group comprises of representatives from CID, SB, DB, and Detective Training School (DTS). The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to strengthen the response. The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID for consideration. Annual Report 2012 Page 19 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) The PRP presented three training sessions to mid-rank investigators participating in the Enhanced Investigations Skills Training, conducted at the Detective Training School. The PRP’s presentation provided participants with an overview of the newly enacted anti-trafficking legislation and outlined main considerations vital to conducting investigations into human trafficking cases. The PRP facilitated a consultation process involving senior police and the Implementing Rules for the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act drafting committee to ensure the Bangladesh Police’s input into the drafting process of this important legislation. The consultations strongly focused on the investigation process, victim protection and support, and on enhancing international cooperation on combating transnational human trafficking. A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) Analysis was conducted in the Dhaka Criminal Investigation Department to determine the Department’s current policies and operational environment. This analysis was the first in a series of planned activities to establish a more strategic approach to CID development and to improve the manner in which the CID responds to serious crime. The SWOT Analysis findings and associated recommendations were presented to the National Project Director and Head of the CID for his consideration and were also invaluable in providing details for the preparation of the 2013 AWP. The PRP hosted Mr. Kelly Brophy, Police Liaison Officer of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and discussed matters related to supporting the Bangladesh Immigration Department in profiling the movement of individuals suspected of involvement in organised crime. Further meetings will be undertaken to develop formal support measures. The PRP met with Mr. Steve Powell, Migration Delivery Officer of the British High Commission on numerous occasions to discuss current and anticipated support provided to counter-trafficking in persons responses. In 2012, a Training of Trainers for Basic Investigation Skills Course was conducted to provide the participants with knowledge and skills to roll out the Basic Investigations Skills Course. As planned, the Bangladesh Police trainers then facilitated fifteen courses, completed by a total of 280 investigators. The objectives of the courses included development of participants’ ability and aptitude in investigating crime in line with international standards and in accordance with national law. Two THB Investigation Training Courses were completed in Rajshahi and Dinajpur. The objective of the courses was to enhance the Bangladesh Police’s capacity and knowledge base on THB, focusing on victim support and the development of sexual assault investigation techniques. In addition to hands-on activities, a training workbook was reviewed, resulting in additional sections on gender and equity, victims of crime and an overview of the Police Victim Support Centre. The workbook is accompanied by training aids such as PowerPoint presentations. Two Investigation of Sexual Assault courses were conducted in collaboration with Component 5. A total of thirty-five female investigators assigned to the Victim Support Centres in Dhaka and Rangamati, the Monitoring Cell for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the DMP received training. The objective of the training course was to develop participants’ knowledge base and ability to conduct investigations on cases of sexual assault and trafficking in persons in accordance with international standards and domestic law. Annual Report 2012 Page 20 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Output 3.3: Improvement in criminal intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemination A focus group was formed to review the current response to the collection, analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence. The focus group is comprised of representatives from CID, SB and DB. The Criminal Intelligence Working Group finalised a proposal establishing a criminal intelligence office at the district and metropolitan level across Bangladesh. The proposal was discussed with the AIG, R&M, on 2 December 2012 and later conferred with the NPD, resulting in an agreement that the proposal should be presented to senior CID members again for further assessment of the proposal’s strengths and weaknesses before briefing the IGP. The IGP is expected to be briefed on this proposal in early 2013. An international consultant, Criminal Intelligence Specialist, supported the DMP in strengthening the DMP’s existing Intelligence Analyst Division (IAD). The consultant completed agreed upon outputs, including developing an Establishment Guide, conducting an assessment of the IAD, provisioning onthe-job training for IAD staff and drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the IAD. Details were also provided on the proposed development of an information sharing network between the DMP IAD and the Criminal Intelligence Bureau in CID. The consultant facilitated an advanced intelligence analysis training course for twenty-three selected analysts, increasing analysts’ skill set and competency and allowing the analysts to manage criminal intelligence at a higher standard. The PRP procured six computer systems inclusive of i2 Analyst Notebook software for existing and proposed Criminal Intelligence Units at strategic locations across the country. Two computer systems were provided to the IAD in DMP as agreed upon by the Criminal Intelligence Working Group. These computers and two i2 software packages were provided to the IAD prior to and in preparation for the arrival of the Criminal Intelligence Specialist. The Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (TCCC), established by the Royal Thai Police (RTP), hosted three Bangladesh Police officers and a member of the PRP during their visit in November 2012. The main objective of the visit was to provide the three Bangladesh Police officers with exposure to TCCC operations and a deeper understanding and appreciation of criminal intelligence management. A detailed report, inclusive of recommendations on actions required to develop the management of criminal intelligence, was presented to the Bangladesh Police. Output 3.4: More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012. However, the target of 160 participants was only partially met: though eight courses were conducted, the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training. The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course. The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment. The National Consultant’s draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25, 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J. Three workshops conducted in Dhaka, Jessore and Sylhet, involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management. Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC), the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP, Magistrates, and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines. Annual Report 2012 Page 21 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP. Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities, to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs. The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sector’s engagement in the process. Networking: The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened. The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review. An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police. The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police. The PRP consulted with USAID, The Asia Foundation, and Winrock’s ACT Project to ensure the PRP’s better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB. Consultations conducted with Ms. Kyra Buchko, Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms. Mona M’Bikay Boin, Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention. Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission. The PRP consulted with Mr. Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops, focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention. The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays. The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level. The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences. Annual Report 2012 Page 22 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING Key Outcome: Greater trust and interaction between the community and police, resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime Key Activities and Progress: Output 4.1: Community policing philosophy integrated into policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna. These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community. The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units, bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally. These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level. The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units. Four ToT courses were conducted, involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas. The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public, collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes, registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community. ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas. Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support. Through this initiative, the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school. The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban, Khulna and Cox’s Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week. The programmes included orientation, discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges. Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Cox’s Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness, school orientation and driver’s orientation. The leaflets were distributed at the town’s bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative. During 2012, the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs. The evaluation’s objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs. The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities. Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes, type of activities, and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions. The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas. The PRP has already begun implementing the report’s Annual Report 2012 Page 23 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) recommendations and expects PRP’s activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPF’s effectiveness and sustainability. Output 4.2: Effective community policing forums A training video was developed on Community Policing with 1,190 copies distributed to all police stations, Model Unions, Ranges and districts to raise awareness and to mobilise people to undertake community policing initiatives. The Community Policing Service Manual and Community Policing National Strategy were reprinted to address demand and were distributed among Thana-level Community Police Officers and Model Union Community Policing Forum members through training and joint workshops for senior officers. The following IEC materials have been printed and were disseminated to relevant police officers and community members: - Community Policing Booklet (1,000 copies); Community Policing Implementation Checklist (500 copies); Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook (500 copies printed and 350 distributed); Handbook of the Train the Trainer Course (419 copies in Bangla); Community Policing Service Manual (4,232 copies in Bangla); and Community Policing National Strategy (40 copies distributed). Direct financial support continued to be provided to CPFs in selected locations during this period. This support supplements and strengthens the implementation process of community policing in 228 Model Unions and fifty Wards in all sixty-four districts and six Metropolitan areas. The CPFs’ main activities include awareness raising campaigns, orientation for CPF members, developing IEC material and introducing problem solving approaches to foster community policing. The majority of the disbursed funds have been utilised in developing IEC material, promoting safety messages, setting up and re-printing signboards, conducting meetings with the community and facilitating orientation for community policing forum members. In 2012, a total of BDT 1,90,90,225 was distributed as direct financial support to Model Unions and Wards. Twelve refresher workshops on Community Policing were organized for Officers in Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) during 2012. A total of 330 OCs and CPOs were trained in the workshops. Key topics discussed included the current implementation strategy of community policing in Model Unions, current strengths and challenges for community policing initiatives and future courses of action for community policing in Model Unions. Five training courses on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) were conducted in Rangpur, Sylhet, Bogra and Dhaka. A total of 118 CPOs completed the training, enhancing their skills and abilities in financial management. The objective of the training was to refresh participants’ knowledge on community policing and to orient participants on financial issues in relation to the direct funding provided by the PRP. After the training, CPOs are expected to be able manage funds appropriately and to ensure that the Government of Bangladesh’s public procurement rules are applied. The PRP conducted training for the DTS Trainee Officers in Dhaka on Community Policing. A total of fifty-two Sub-Inspectors participated in the Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS in Dhaka. Annual Report 2012 Page 24 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) The PRP organized fifty-five joint workshops on community policing for the Chairperson of the Community Policing Forums (CPF), Community Policing Officers (CPO) and OCs in Model Unions. The objective of the joint workshops was to reinforce and review the concept of existing implementation strategies for community policing. The workshops enhanced the confidence and trust between the police and the community, helped categorise challenges, established principles and identified key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context. A total of 2,423 participants attended the workshops. The PRP supported three batches of training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers, involving sixty-two senior police officers and developing the knowledge and skills of participants to further implement community policing at the district and Thana levels. A workshop on Community Policing for UPPR-P Personnel of the Narayanganj Town Project was held and attended by twenty female Community Development Centre members. The PRP anticipates that the workshop will increase coordination among different UNDP projects working to improving the effectiveness of Bangladesh’s judicial sector. The PRP and UNCHTDF conducted ongoing discussions to enhance collaboration between the two agencies. After facilitating a series of meetings involving both programmes, three broad areas were identified in which cooperation would be beneficial, including training Thana personnel in three CHT districts, mirroring community policing activities, and replicating victim support services. Output 4.3: Improved access to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to women-friendly Model Thanas The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District and the Sonagazi Model Thana in Feni were inaugurated during 2012. Both new complexes consist of three story Thana buildings for operational activities in addition to officers’ quarters and barracks. The PRP supported the Bangladesh Police in building these new police establishments. Sonagazi Model Thana was inaugurated by the then Honorable Minister for Home Affairs, Advocate Shahara Khatun with representatives from the PRP senior management and Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector General of the Bangladesh Police, graced the inauguration of Gangachara Model Thana as the chief guest. Construction of Service Delivery Centres in fifteen Police Stations continued during 2012. About 75% of the construction work has been completed as of the end of 2012. All other construction completion is tentatively set at June 2013. Under DMP, the Dhanmondi Model Thana “Service Delivery Desk” was refurbished, aiming to establish a more professional environment and to foster community services. The PRP also completed an extension of its own project offices at Police Headquarters which now includes a conference room. Thirteen training courses were conducted for Model Thana personnel. A total of 317 police officers participated in the training, enhancing their expertise and dexterity on a wide range of general duties and investigation related matters. The PRP conducted a training presentation on community policing during the Aid to Good Investigation Course at the Detective Training School in Dhaka for mid-rank investigators. The PRP presentation provided participants with an overview of the National Strategy on Community Policing and outlined main considerations when implementing community policing initiatives in Bangladesh. Annual Report 2012 Page 25 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Networking: In cooperation with Component 6, a meeting on Crime Pattern Analysis Systems was conducted with the CMP and OCs. The development of a CPAS pilot is underway and the entire initiative involving thirteen police stations is expected to be operational in the first half of 2013. The PRP conducted ongoing meetings with the USAID Community Police Project Coordinator and Governance Adviser to update USAID on ongoing initiatives and to develop future collaboration between community policing stakeholders and donor agencies in Bangladesh. In collaboration with The Asia Foundation, the PRP hosted a meeting aiming to identify areas of mutual cooperation on community policing initiatives. Both the PRP and The Asia Foundation have selected areas of mutual interest and strategies to avoid resource duplication in Bangladesh’s northern districts, such as sharing training data to ensure that previously trained officers trained on community policing are not selected for future training on the same topic. Annual Report 2012 Page 26 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services. Key Activities and Progress: Output 5.1: Participation of women in the Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks and more women are represented in positions of authority The PRP organized a gender awareness programme on Women in Policing to sensitise both the community and police officers on the role of women police and to motivate females in the community to consider joining the Bangladesh Police. A total of 198 participants attended the programme, with Mr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman BPM, Additional IGP CID and NPD of the PRP, attending the programme as the chief guest. Two discussion meetings on Women in Policing were held, one on DMP premises and the other at the Gulshan Police Station. Women police from different sections were present at the discussion held in DMP and the Constables, Sub-Inspectors, and Assistant Sub-Inspectors were present in the meeting held in Gulshan. The objective of the meetings was to share the Women in Policing issues and strategies with participants. A divisional consultation was held on 19 October 2012 in Barisal, organized and facilitated by the BPWN to create awareness among the police on different issues, especially on Women in Policing and Gender Sensitive Policing. The main objectives of the consultation were to share BPWN’s progress, to enhance gender responsiveness and to increase the number of women officers in the Bangladesh Police. The First Regional Conference on Police Women Leadership—Asia was successfully held on 7 and 8 March 2012 in Dhaka, organized by the BPWN with PRP support. Thirty-nine female participants from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines and Pakistan and more than one hundred women police from Bangladesh participated in the Conference. More than 700 participants from civil societies, NGOs and the Bangladesh Police were present during the inauguration. The main objective of the Conference was to highlight women police’s role in policing. Due to their participation in this regional Conference, the PRP anticipates an increase in women police officers’ level of awareness in networking and leadership in Bangladesh. The BPWN also facilitated the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) board meeting on 5 and 6 March 2012 in Dhaka, focusing on reviewing IAWP’s status and funds, planning further meetings and reviewing the need for training and capacity building for IAWP members. Twenty-four participants from various countries were present during the meeting. Annual Report 2012 Page 27 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) On 18 July 2012, the PRP inaugurated the first day-care centre at the Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka. The day-care centre will provide a safe and secure environment for up to fifty children, under the supervision of an adult while their parents, mainly women police officers, are at work. The then Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Advocate Sahara Khatun MP, graced the occasion as the chief guest. The day-care centre will be run by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector General of Police, stated that the percentage of women in the Bangladesh Police has increased from 2% to 4% due to the PRP’s gender sensitive policing initiative and hoped that the daycare centre will assist women members of the Bangladesh Police to dedicate themselves to their work as their children will receive the proper care that they deserve. With the PRP’s assistance, the BPWN organized three computer courses for women police and a total of sixty women police from different levels participated in the training held in Detective Training School in Dhaka. The BPWN organized four additional computer courses for eighty female SubInspectors and Constables with the BPWN’s own funds. Under the UNiTE Against Violence campaign, in coordination with the UN system’s efforts to eradicate violence against women, The 16 Days of Activism was celebrated with six human chains organized in six divisions. Nearly 400 men and women police officers, from the Additional IGP to Constables, participated in the human chain organized in Dhaka on November 26th in front of Police Telecom in Rajarbagh. About 125 participants took part in the human chain organized in Chittagong, 250 in Khulna, 125 in Barisal, 150 in Rajshahi and about 150 in Sylhet. These human chains created enormous motivation and interest among the police and community people in stopping violence against women. A community member stated that, “it [was] positive to see police holding placards to reduce violence against women. Usually, [the community does] not observe this kind of activity by the police.” As members of the BPWN, three senior female police officers increased their knowledge base on operations, management and professional integrity by attending a five-day Journey to the Edge conference, held from 9 to 13 September 2012 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The IAWP organized the conference in order to strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice. There was also an interactive media lab training session which helped the participants exchange their views and ideas. Two mid-level women police officers participated in a month-long course in Nepal, organized by SANGAT, a South Asian Network. The main objectives of the course were to develop conceptual understandings of gender, development, women’s leadership, globalisation, human rights and peace. The course enhanced participants’ skills and abilities in examining their activities from a gender and human rights perspective, analysing the problem of violence against women (VAW) and ways to challenge VAW, networking and cooperating for advocacy of gender equality across national borders. Output 5.2: Increased gender awareness A national consultant appointed by the PRP completed the first draft of the Gender and AntiDiscrimination Policy for the Bangladesh Police. The consultant conducted several focus group discussions and interviewed key informants in Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong in order to receive feedback on the Policy. Prior to the development of the Policy, the PRP organized various consultations and two workshops to gain suggestions and opinions from police officers. The PRP is Annual Report 2012 Page 28 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) now waiting to share the feedback with the NPD for further review. After the PRP’s finalisation, the feedback will be submitted to the IGP for final review during Quarter 1 of 2013. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) organized a consultation with the Citizens’ Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) on 26 June to prepare the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012. The PRP participated in that consultation and contributed to ensure police interventions were appropriately included in the draft Implementation Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act 2012, drafted by the MOWCA and CIDV of which PRP is a member. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs for vetting and final approval. A ToT course was held on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing from 14 to 18 October 2012. The main objective of the course was to train police instructors from different police training schools, who will contribute to the gender trainings organized by the Bangladesh Police. Additional Commissioner, Ms. Mily Biswas, Additional Commissioner DMP, opened the training course with a total of twenty-six participants attending the course. During the reporting period, eighteen orientations on gender sensitive policing were held which are now regular programmes for the PRP. A total of 1,007 police officers, among which 102 were women, attended the orientations facilitated by the PRP-trained gender trainers. Upon completion of the orientations, the PRP expects that participants will have a common understanding on gender sensitivity and on participants’ role in dealing with women and children. A refresher course on Gender and Violence against Women was organized for gender trainers at the Police Staff College. A total of twenty-six participants, of whom seventeen were men and nine were women, from Model Thanas participated in the refresher course. The participants previously attended a ToT course in 2011, allowing them to facilitate gender orientations in the field. Twelve hundred copies of a booklet entitled ‘What is Gender?’ were disseminated to all police stations in Bangladesh through the Nari Nirjatan Cell. An additional 500 booklets were presented to the Special Branch’s training school and a further 900 copies of the Gender Guidelines were distributed to participants during gender orientation workshops to increase awareness on gender sensitive policing. Furthermore, 1,000 copies of brochures on Victim Support were distributed among police officers, NGO representatives, parliament members, survivors, and survivors’ family members during December 2012. Two Range Consultations were held in Chittagong and Khulna, where approximately one hundred women police officers and a small number of male police officers were involved. The aim of the consultations was to help create professionalism, identify challenges faced by female officers in modern policing and to encourage better coordination between officers. Eight BPWN committees were formed, to manage local issues related to women police. The consultations created the opportunity for junior police officers and Constables to discuss their gender related problems with senior female officers. Output 5.3: Improved Victim Support The inauguration of the Victim Support Centre in Rangamati was the culmination of significant work by the Bangladesh Police and PRP in planning, constructing and making the new establishment operational. This new VSC will increase the geographical coverage of victim services across the Bangladesh’s southern region. Annual Report 2012 Page 29 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) During 2012, two VSC provided services to 498 victims of whom fifty one were boys and 447 were women and girls. Among them, 34% were referred to NGOs for further services, 31% were reunited with their families, 12% were handed over to the court system and 11% were released from VSCs, as detailed in the following table: Services Provided by VSCs in 2012 Type of cases Missing Cases Related to Sexual Assault, Trafficking, Dowry Related Violence Other Cases (family problems, torture, early marriage etc.) Total Dhaka 227 Rangamati 7 Total 234 80 41 121 142 449 1 49 143 498 Service provided by category Referred to NGOs Returned to family Released from VSCs Handed over to the court system Total Dhaka 155 143 104 47 449 Rangamati 12 13 13 11 49 Total 167 156 117 58 498 Refurbishment of the Women Police and Investigation Division, located in the Tejgaon Victim Support Centre, is now complete. During this period, the Women Support and Investigation Division received 303 cases for investigation under the Women and Repression Act, 2000, amended in 2003: seventy-three were related to rape, ninety-four to dowry related violence, sixteen to sexual harassment, 105 to abduction, nine to human trafficking, three to burning and three to abandonment. After investigation by female officers, a total of 180 charge sheets were issued, 93 final reports submitted and 29 cases classified as ongoing investigations. The VSC database was completed and installed at Dhaka and Rangamati VSC. VSC staff began entering data at the end of December 2012. From early 2013, VSCs are expected to be able to manage their own records of all victims, including any other relevant information on services taken or receiving from VSCs. Six new VSCs are currently being constructed and are expected to be completed by 2013. The PRP National Project Director laid the foundation stone of the new VSCs in Rajshahi and Rangpur during Quarter 3 of 2012 and both sites are expected to be handed over to the Bangladesh Police by January 2013. The other four sites are expected to be handed over by June 2013. The third VSC Steering Committee Meeting was held in Rangamati on 31 December 2012 to ensure that the VSC is operating smoothly and effectively. The main discussion points included 2012’s successful completion, case reviews and the extension of NGO services for the next year. NGO representatives have shown interest in working with the Bangladesh Police during the upcoming year. Additionally, a meeting held with the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on 26 December included a discussion on the Bangladesh Police’s budget’s operational cost in order to ensure sustainability. Relevant and interested officials were convinced of the importance of including victim support as a separate code within the budget due to a nationwide expansion of VSCs requiring efficient delivery of funds. A public consultation programme on ‘The Role of VSCs in Addressing Violence against Women in Bangladesh’ was organized by the Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs on 13 Annual Report 2012 Page 30 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) December 2012 in the Bangladesh Parliament Committee Meeting Room. The participants consisted of Committee members and relevant VSC officers, with the latter exemplifying addressing VAW. On behalf of VSCs, Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Shamima Begum, presented a report on VSC activities. The Bangladesh Police established new partnerships with five NGOs in counselling, medical services, interpreting local languages and rehabilitation. This novel network was formalised by signing a Memorandum of Agreement among the Rangamati VSA, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, Marie Stopes, Green Hill, Family Development Services and Research (Surjer Hashi Clinic) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST). A meeting held with the National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabled (NFOWD) aimed to improve police services to persons with disabilities. The PRP recommended holding a further meeting with NGOs that provide services to the disabled. In order to improve police responses to women and children with disabilities, two training programmes on the ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Bengali Sign Language Orientation’ were organized in Dhaka from 27 to 29 November and 1 to 3 December 2012, attended by forty-eight participants from the Dhaka VSC and representatives of fifteen NGOs. The trainings were supported and sponsored by the Society of the Deaf and Sign Language Users. Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012. The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC. VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases, an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012. A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Police’s office. The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC. Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media, in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club, were present at the meeting. Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati, Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012. A total of 119 participants, of whom twenty were women police officers, now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance. The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre. The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling. The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station, and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs. The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC, to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support. A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops, of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest, including thirty-eight women police officers, were from the Bangladesh Police. The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising, a global call to end VAW, by arranging discussions with police officers. Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness Annual Report 2012 Page 31 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW. Networking: A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012. On behalf of the UNDP Country Office, Gender Specialist, Ms. Sookhee Kwak, was present during the visit. Another delegation led by Ms. Macha Farrant, Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012. Mr. Hector Diaz Soliman, Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd. and Mr. Muhd. Rafiquzzaman, Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh, were also present, among others, during the visit. The delegation later met with the PRP management in Police Headquarters. Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission, Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012. Annual Report 2012 Page 32 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community Key Activities and Progress: Output 6.1: An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP. Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff, inclusive of office equipment and furnishing. The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management, and the Additional Deputy Inspector, ICT and Telecom (PHQ), were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG, Telecom, and AIG, E&D, formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research. Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters. Documented police ICT priorities, developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance, were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group. A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies. A demonstration of Records, Vehicle, and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters, including AIG, ICT, AIG, Revenue E&D, AIG, Administration, and ASP, Transport. The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters. The demonstration was received very positively and, at the request of the AIG, ICT, a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation. The newly appointed Additional DIG, ICT and Telecom, in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training. The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed. At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner, the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP. This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter. Output 6.2: Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress. The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued. An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle. The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly. Annual Report 2012 Page 33 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) During this period, a refresher training course included in the renewed maintenance agreement for the Automated Integrated Ballistics Identification System (AIBIS) was delivered to CID staff. The Criminal Identification and Verification System (CIVS) was developed and implemented in 2012. TigerIT was awarded the contract to implement the system which will be deployed across fifty-eight operational locations in the DMP. The CIVS prototype was developed and demonstrated in the DMP HQ. During the demonstration, the developer displayed the registration, identification and other system features. The vendor also delivered system servers to the DMP HQ data centre. Installation of the servers was completed after DMP finished establishing the required power in the data centre room. The system development and preparations for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) were completed by the end of December 2012. CIVS will use biometric identification to confirm the identity of detained persons, provide notifications to alert investigating officers that a person of interest was detained, and help with tracking detainees. Sixty portable Regula 1019 travel document examination devices were handed over to the Special Branch (SB) of the Immigration Section for distribution to thirty border posts around Bangladesh. The devices use AAA batteries and permit examination of document security features, including use of ultraviolet light. In addition, forty Machine Readable Passport (MRP) scanners, provided by the PRP to the Immigration Section, were integrated with the ForTrack system and installed in the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and at the Hajj Camp. The scanners permit automatic data entry of personal data from a travel document and instantly take images of the personal data page, showing security features visible in ultraviolet and infrared light. The scanners are also capable of reading data from passports and travel documents fitted with a chip. According to immigration officials, the time to process each passenger was reduced by 67 – 75%. Fingerprint Readers and laptops for the SB of the Immigration Section were also distributed. The SB was supported in technical discussions with the ForTrak system developer on the integration of the fingerprint readers within the system. The PRP delivered a training course entitled, ‘Computer Forensic Equipment Operator Training’ at the DMP HQ. A total of twenty-two participants completed the training, enabling them to use the computer forensic equipment. The training focused on the use of forensic examination software, mobile phone data analysers, use of fixed and mobile computer forensic workstations, portable data analysis devices, and disk duplicators. The PRP anticipates that after the training, police officers will be able to contribute to investigating cyber crime in Bangladesh. The PRP provided computer forensic equipment and software for the CID, DB of the DMP, and LIC which included eleven Encase Forensic 7 Deluxe software packages, twenty-one Encase portable devices, seven fixed and four mobile computer forensic workstations, three cell phone analysers and three hard drive duplicators. Three Bangladesh Police officers successfully completed the computer forensic training at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa. The training involved three courses: Computer Forensic Examination, Cellphone Seizure and Analysis and Internet Evidence Analysis. The main objective of the training was to develop the capacity of the Bangladesh Police in dealing with computer and cyber related crime. Mr. ATM Shahin Ahmed, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Anwar Sikdar, Sub-Inspector of Bangladesh Police and Additional Superintendent of Police, Mr. Zannatul Hasan, attended the training. Annual Report 2012 Page 34 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Output 6.3: Community safety enhanced through appropriate application of ICT infrastructure and training The PRP organized training on project management methodology, “PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner”, at the Police Staff College. In total, eighteen participants attended the PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology training. The main objective of the training was to develop participants’ capacity on project management. After completing the course, participants undertook an examination, resulting in eleven participants receiving the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate and four participants receiving the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate. During this period, a ToR for the delivery of an IT Service Methodology course was developed and submitted for processing. The training is expected to be delivered in 2013. A review of the Basic ICT Skills Awareness Training course was initiated by the PRP’s Information, Communication, and Technology Component. The IGP endorsed group membership and commencement of the review process. Two workshops were conducted at Police HQ during 2012 to discuss the revision of the current Basic ICT Skills Awareness training. The workshops, chaired by AIG, ICT, examined the content proposed for the new Basic ICT Skills training package, considered office software to be covered and decided on the duration of the course. ToRs for a training package development were prepared and released for tendering after having been reviewed by the Review Group. The revision is expected to be completed in 2013. At the DMP’s request, 1,100 Basic ICT Skills Awareness training manuals were printed and provided to the DMP Training Academy for use in computer training courses organised by the DMP. Networking: Discussions with the United Kingdom Border Agency and Immigration were held on perspective training opportunities in 2013. The discussions will be followed by a further meeting in January 2013. Annual Report 2012 Page 35 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Section III: Financial Management 1. Budget and delivery status as of 31 December 2012 Sl # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Component/Activity Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Human Resource Management and Training Investigations, Operations, and Prosecutions Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing Information, Communications, and Technology Programme Management (Project Support Costs) Grand Total (Amounts in USD) Balance on Yearly % of Budget Utilisation (NEX+DCS) Yearly Budget (NEX+DCS) Total Expenditure (NEX+DCS) 503,648 331,491 172,157 66% 1,093,024 799,746 293,278 73% 954,469 640,987 313,482 67% 1,855,623 1,616,012 239,611 87% 670,680 546,699 123,981 82% 1,149,422 746,127 403,295 65% 788,495 968,907 (180,412) 123% 7,015,361 5,649,970 1,365,391 81% The above figure indicates that 81% of funds allocated for 2012 have been utilised as of 31 December 2012. This statement was prepared based on the IPSAS report in ATLAS and project accounts as of 31 December 2012. A comparative graphical representation on allocation and expenditure for each activity is shown below: Annual Report 2012 Page 36 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) 2. Status of AWP funds in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 Particulars Total Revised Budget (January to December, 2012) Total Expenditure (up to December 31, 2012) Balance (as of December 31, 2012) % of Expenditures to Total Budget (Figure in USD) DFID (Cost SharingTotal 30000) 00551 Total UNDP (TRAC04000) 00012 4,334,405 7,015,361 2,542,881 4,472,480 7,015,361 2,450,737 3,199,232 5,649,970 2,013,062 3,636,908 5,649,970 230,219 1,135,172 1,365,391 529,819 835,572 1,365,391 91% 74% 81% 79% 81% 81% NEX DCS 001360 002100 2,680,956 The total revised budget for the 2012 calendar year was USD 7,015,361 and total funds utilised as of 31 December 2012 were at USD 5,649,970, representing 81% of the total budget. A graphical representation on utilisation of the total budget for 2012 is as follows: (NB: NEX=National Execution, DCS=Direct Country Support) 3. Quarterly expenditure trends in 2012 as of 31 December 2012 A total of USD 5,649,970 was expended in 2012 up to 31 December, out of which USD 1,984,350 was expended in Quarter 1 from January to March 2012; USD 1,633,756 expended in Quarter 2 from April to June 2012; USD 381,284 expended in Quarter 3 from July to September 2012; and USD 1,650,580 expended in Quarter 4 from October to December 2012. Annual Report 2012 Page 37 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Section IV: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Lessons Learned During the course of implementing programme activities in 2012, the PRP team identified the following lessons learned: • There are frequent discrepancies between senior police officers’ perception on the organizational readiness of their portfolios, implementation of new initiatives by the Bangladesh Police and the actual reality. Such discrepancies have the potential to delay implementation. As a standard practice, organizational readiness must be assessed across all levels and units in order to ensure that the lower levels are prepared for implementation, irrespective of the assessment provided by a senior police officer in charge. • The process of quiet advocacy undertaken by the PRP and UNDP in 2012, in addition to media and press interest generated by dissemination of the mid-term review preliminary findings, resulted in the return of the Police Ordinance from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Police Headquarters for review. Future use of similar strategies will depend on the situation on the ground; though quiet advocacy worked in this particular instance, the PRP cannot affirm that the same strategy will work all the time. The PRP can continue advocating quietly for the time being as this strategy has shown positive results; however, the PRP must be prepared for alternative actions if, in the future, quiet advocacy fails to achieve desired results. • The strategic planning process involved extensive consultations with several hundred senior officers. These consultations have ensured that the strategic planning process has both strong ownership from within the Bangladesh Police and is now well understood by most senior Bangladesh Police officers. • CPOs who remained in their position for more than two years resulted in a stronger community policing implementation process that fostered stronger and tangible examples of community policing. • Implementation of the Community Policing National Plan formulated in 2008 and submitted to the MoHA in 2009, has reinforced to the district police the importance of initiating and implementing community policing at the local level, resulting in a high level of participation among community stakeholders. The Community Policing National Plan must continue to be implemented and enforced in order to produce greater outcomes. The Way Forward In 2013, the PRP will continue to implement activities set out in the results framework. The priorities for 2013-2014 include the following: • Ensuring that an environment exists in which key stakeholders are consulted on the revision of the Police Act, leading to the preparation of a new draft; • Assisting the Bangladesh Police in developing implementation plans based on the Strategic Plan 2012-2014, in addition to other mechanisms and processes, in order to ensure that the Annual Report 2012 Page 38 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Bangladesh Police’s budget better reflects the activities and content of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014; • Institutionalising PRP training programmes through formal adoption and incorporation; • Focusing on greater awareness of human rights issues and associated accountability within the Bangladesh Police in the context of public order management leading up to general elections scheduled to be announced in the final quarter of 2013; • Improving service delivery to disadvantaged, marginalised, and vulnerable groups through a wider network of VSCs and increased deployment of female police officers, particularly in Model Thanas; and, • Increasing transformation from reactive to proactive policing by the Bangladesh Police through evidence based crime prevention programmes analysing trends in crime and profiles, in addition to greater use of forensic evidence in investigations and intelligence-led policing. Annual Report 2012 Page 39 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Annex I Training and Knowledge Products II News Articles Annual Report 2012 Page 40 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Table 1: Capacity Building Activities 2012 Table 1.1: In-Country Training 2012 Sl. No. Title of Training No. of Training Outcome 2: Human Resources Management and Training 1. Training Workshop on Integrated Criminal 3 Data Management System (CDMS) 2. Training Workshop on Presentation and 3 Facilitation Skills 3. Training Workshop on Curriculum 1 Development 4. Training of Trainers (ToT) 2 5. Training on TNA 1 6. Basic Office Management Training 2 7. Training Workshop on Welfare Issues 33 Date FebruaryMarch March- May 18-22 March 2012 AprilSeptember 25-27 Sept 2012 NovemberDecember SeptemberDecember Total Outcome Outcome 3: Investigations, Operations, and Prosecutions 1. THB Investigation Training 2 FebruaryMarch FebruaryOctober 01-12 April 2012 MayDecember May-June 2. Basic Crime Scene Management Training 60 3. ToT on Basic Investigation Skill Course 1 4. Basic Investigations Skills Course 15 5. 2 6. Training Course on Investigation of Sexual Assault Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course 7. Court Police Officers Course 7 8. Finger Print Collection Techniques Course 5 07-18 October 2012 OctoberDecember December 1 8 April 2012 4 5 April November June 2 June 2 July 12 SeptemberOctober 1 Total Outcome Outcome 4: Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1. Training on Community Policing for Trainee Officers of DTS, Dhaka 2. Training on Community Policing for Senior Police Officers 3. Training on Financial Management for Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 4. Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model Thana Personnel 5. Training of Trainers (ToT) for Model Thana Trainers 6. Training for Model Thana personnel by Model Thana Trainers Total Outcome Annual Report 2012 Number of Participants 141 M:135; F:6 62 M:59; F:3 14 M:14; F:0 45 M:20; F:0 16 M:13; F:3 60 M:46; F:14 1650 M:1444; F:206 1988 M:1756; F:232 40 M35; F5 1211 M1191; F20 11 M11; F0 280 M279; F1 35 M0; F35 23 M22; F1 136 M123; F13 100 M99; F1 1836 M:1760; F:76 52 M:52; F:0 82 M:79; F:3 118 M:118; F:0 36 M:36; F:0 36 M:36; F:0 253 M:243; F:10 577 M:564; F:13 Page 1 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Outcome 5: Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1. Training on Psychosocial Counselling 1 01-05 April 1 15-17 May 3. Refresher Course on Gender and Violence Against Women Training on Dealing with Children 3 January-May 4. Computer Training for BPWN members 3 5. Orientation on Gender 21 6. ToT on Gender Based Violence and Gender Sensitive Policing Total Outcome 1 JanuaryDecember JanuaryDecember October 2. Outcome 6: Information, Communication and Technology Prince 2 Project Management 1. 1 Methodology Foundation and Practitioner 2. Computer Forensic Equipment Operator 1 Training 3. Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) 1 user training Total Outcome 22 April – 3 May 2012 14 May – 24 May 2012 26-30 July 2012 Grand Total 20 M:0; F:20 26 M:17; F:9 119 M:99; F:20 60 M:0; F:60 1003 M:903; F:100 26 M:26; F:0 1254 M:1045; F:209 18 M:17; F:1 22 M:20; F:2 26 M:26; F:0 66 M:63; F:3 5721 M:5188; F:533 Table 1.2: Overseas Training and Study Visits in 2012 Sl. No. Title of Training No. of Training 1. Study Tour to South Africa 1 2. Visit to the Royal Thai Police Transnational Crime Coordination Centre, Thailand Leadership and Management Development Gender, Development, Human Rights, and Peace Computer Forensic Examiners Course 1 Cellphone Seizure and Analysis Course Internet Evidence Analysis Course 2 Attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (ICAP) Grand Total 1 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Annual Report 2012 1 1 2 2 Date Location Number of Participants 27 September- South Africa 07 October 19-23 Thailand November 7 M:7; F0 3 M2; F1 09-13 September 5 September-5 October 16 January-03 February 21 May - 8 June 06-10 February 22-26 October 05-16 March 05-16 November 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2012 4 M:0; F4 2 M:0; F2 4 M:4; F:0 Canada Nepal Canada Canada Canada USA 3 M: 3 3 M: 3 1 M: 1 27 M:20; F:7 Page 2 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Table 1.3: Workshops and Knowledge Sharing Events Sl. No. Title of Training Ministries or Organizations Outcome 1: Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform 1. Consultative Workshop on the 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 20122014 2. Focus Group Meeting on the Bangladesh 10 Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 Total Outcome Outcome 2: Human Resources Management and Training 1. Training Needs Assessment Workshop 8 for Basic Training at Different Entry Points of Bangladesh Police 2. Workshop on Training Needs 12 Assessment for In-Service Training 3. Consultation on PIMS 2 4. Community Consultation on ‘How the Community Wants to See the Police’ (Conducted jointly with Component 4) Total Outcome 11 Date February 70 M:66; F:4 March 150 M:143; F:7 220 M:209; F:11 November 363 M:357; F:6 SeptemberNovember July-November 670 M:657; F:13 28 M:28; F:0 413 M:405; F:6 SeptemberDecember 1474 M:1449; F25 Outcome 3: Investigations, Operations, and Prosecutions 1. Focus Group – Police Prosecutors 1 Course 2. Training Needs Analysis for Investigation 1 Skills Course 3. Forensic Focus Group 1 11 January 10 January 8 February 4. DMP Criminal Intelligence 1 7 February 5. Investigations Focus Group 2 February-June 6. Court Inspectors Focus Group 1 13 February 7. Intelligence Focus Group 1 16 February 8. Court Inspectors Training Needs Analysis 1 20 February 9. SWOT of CID 1 03 May 10. Court Officers’ Workshop 1 22 June 11. THB Implementing Rules 1 17 July 12. Forensic Workshop 1 26 July 13. Enhancing Serious Crime Investigation 1 27 August Annual Report 2012 Number of Participants 13 M:12; F:1 12 M:12; F:0 12 M:12; F:0 41 M:40; F:1 21 M:19; F:2 12 M:12; F:0 11 M:11; F:0 12 M:12; F:0 15 M:12; F:3 5 M:5; F:0 15 M:13; F:2 6 M:5; F:1 17 M:16; F:1 Page 3 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) 14. Criminal Intelligence 2 September 15. Serious Crime Investigation DMP 1 05 September 16. Criminal Analyst 1 20 September 17. Court Police Officers’ Course Hand book Development Development Police Custody Management Guidelines 1 02 October 3 October 18. Total Outcome 335 M:301; F:34 Outcome 4: Crime Prevention and Community Policing 1. Workshop on Community Policing for 1 UPPR-P Personnel of Narayanganj Town Project 2. Refresher Workshop on Community 12 Policing for Officers-in-Charge (OCs) and Community Policing Officers (CPOs) 3. Joint Workshop on Community Policing 54 for CPF, CPOS, OCS, and the PRP 21-22 March 20 M:0; F:20 January-March 320 M:319; F:1 April-December 2240 M:2206; F:34 (CPF1871) 2580 M:2525; F:55 3 May-June 2 02 August 78 M33; F45 55 M36; F19 133 M:69; F:64 Total Outcome Outcome 5: Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing 1. Workshop on Victim Support 2. Orientation on Victim Support 34 M:30; F:4 40 M:35; F:5 12 M:10; F:2 8 M:8; F:0 49 M:37; F:12 Total Outcome Outcome 6: Information, Communication, and Technology 1. Cloud Computing Workshop 1 Total Outcome Grand Total of the Workshop 13 September N/A N/A 4742 M:4553; F189 Capacity Building Activities 2012: Total Participants: 10,490; Male: 9761; Female: 729 Table 1.4: List of Knowledge Products in 2012 Sl. 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Knowledge Products Component 1 Bangladesh Police Strategic Plan 2012-2014 Analysis of Draft Ordinance, 2007 And 1861 Police Act Against International Good Practice Police Reform Opportunities For Bangladesh: A Comparative Survey of Police Legislation in India, Pakistan, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya Component 2 Training Needs Assessment: Facilitators’ Guide Training Needs Assessment Report for Basic Training Training Needs assessment Report for In-Service Training Component 3 Basic Investigation Skills Course: An introductory course for investigators assigned to Model Thanas Basic Investigation Skills Course: An introductory course for investigators assigned to Model Thanas (in Bangla) Criminal Intelligence Analyst Workbook 2012 Annual Report 2012 Page 4 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Court Police Officer Course (in Bangla) Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analysis Division Establishment Guide Component 4 Rapid Evaluation of PRP Direct Supported CPFs (Final Report) Training Video on Community Policing Community Policing Pocket Book Community Policing Implementation Checklist Joint Workshop Facilitation Guidebook Component 6 ToR - Basic ICT Skills Training Package Development ToR - ITIL V3 Foundation and Intermediate (Service Operation) Training Draft Information Security Policy Guideline Comments Preparation of JDFs for Police Telecom and Information Charter of duties for Telecom and Information Management positions Design Documents of CIVS Component 7 Project Documents PRP Result Report 2012 Analysis and Recommendation for the Results Framework and M&E plan by Thomas Winderl, Ph.D., MBA Key Results for 2013 Reports Quarterly Report, January to March, 2012 Quarterly Report, April to June, 2012 Quarterly Report, July to September, 2012 Annual Report 2012 Survey/Evaluation Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh 2011 Baseline Survey on Personal Security and Police Performance in Bangladesh-Summary Report PRP Mid-Term Review Report 2012 Newsletters Newsletters, 11 October to 12 March, 2012 Newsletters, April to June, 2012 Newsletters, July to September, 2012 Newsletters, October to December, 2012 Operations Initial AWP, Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 Revised AWP, Procurement Plan and HR Recruitment Plan 2012 Audit Report 2011 Annual Report 2012 Page 5 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) II News Articles Annual Report 2012 Page 6 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Imperative of updated police legislation Muhammad Nurul Huda As the establishment celebrates the three-day Police Week 2012 from today, the imperative of updated police legislation after forty years of independent existence assumes special significance. Since there is universal agreement that the purpose of police legislation is to establish an efficient and effective police service that gives top operational priority to servicing the needs of the public, the fitness of the Police Act, 1861 can certainly be called into question. The 1860 Police Commission entrenched the use of Irish constabulary system in British India because it afforded the most effective means available to quell indigenous movements or rebellions. It is only natural that such a system no longer has a place in modern democratic Bangladesh. Broad political agreement, however, is essential for enactment of new police law and reforms to be successful. The major political parties have to accept that direct political control of the police has to stop if democratic policing is the objective. This has been the case in Northern Ireland and Kenya. If "grand political bargain" cannot be struck, there should be earnest efforts to achieve bipartisan consensus on the issue of police reforms. To avoid the confusion created by the undefined use of "superintendence" in the Police Act 1861, it is critically important for updated police legislation in Bangladesh to unmistakably demarcate the roles and responsibilities of the police and the executive. There has to be a formal articulation to ensure that no one is able to control or direct the Inspector General to investigate a particular offence, enforce a law against a particular person, or make a personnel decision that is properly within his power. In the light of Bangladeshi's constitutional and democratic status strict dual control is no longer an appropriate form of oversight. The dual control of our police that has been in practice for 150 years needs to be changed. In our context it is important that we succeed in providing a clearly articulated and circumscribed role for the executive magistrate in relation to the police that acknowledges the former's position in overall district coordination. The Police Act, 1861 does not establish anybody to insulate the police from illegitimate control, and does not set up an independent mechanism to monitor and inspect police performance. Bangladesh may look for such a system in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Kenya in particular and seek to secure the maintenance, efficiency and effectiveness of the police service it monitors. Public trust in the oversight body will be weakened if it is seen as a government functionary. The inclusion of independent members will strengthen public perception that the body is truly nonpolitical in nature. In Bangladesh, while creating an oversight body in pursuance of updated police legislation, one has to consider making appointments on the basis of merit and not political considerations. The proposed oversight body should formulate specific performance standards that the police organisation can meet, and draft policing plans that the police can follow. We can gain helpful insight from the Indian State of Kerala that appoints three external experts each year to assess police performance. We need to pass new policing legislation that is consistent with Bangladesh's constitution and reflects the democratic aspirations of the people. For clearly defining the police-executive relationship, creating institutions that can properly monitor the police for both performance and conduct, and ensuring that the police effectively engage with the community it is meant to serve, the provisions of the Police Act, 1861 are demonstrably inadequate. Kerala has transparently drafted and passed new police legislation that has ushered in an era of greater police professionalism. Conversely, Pakistan illustrates the dangers of attempting police reform without political consensus. Experience in other countries has shown that if the requisite political will is brought to bear on the issue of modern police legislation, the passage and implementation of progressive police legislation can help a country's transition from regime style policing to one that is more democratic in nature. Such legislation creates an opportunity to improve the delivery of its policing services. Annual Report 2012 Page 7 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) The draft police ordinance, 2007 of Bangladesh intends to promote effective and efficient policing. It attempts to deliver fair and impartial policing that is free from partisan control and ventures to provide for accountability, both to the law and the community. It also aims to protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all. The draft police ordinance, 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the Police Act, 1861. It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging. Enactment of updated police legislation brooks no further delay. Muhammad Nurul Huda is a columnist for The Daily Star. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 OP-ED Web link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=216683 DHAKA Monday 09 January 2012 26 Poush 1418 BS 14 SAFAR 1433 HIJRI Move to digitise home ministry activities Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun on Sunday said her ministry launched a four-year digitisation campaign to automate all its file works under a project which is expected to yield initial results by next one year. “In line with the government’s Digital Bangladesh campaign, our ministry has launched a massive project to digitize all our paperwork,” she told reporters emerging from a meeting approving the Technology Linkage Management System (TIMS) project. She said all the departments and agencies under the ministry would digitize their paperwork for expediting the work process which could also be tracked through a special home ministry server. “Stakeholders will be able to track files and know its status alongside other information related to the home ministry,” Sahara said. Officials familiar with the process said under the estimated Tk 14 million project, the ministry would develop software of different types for various departments like police, BGB, Rab, Passport and Immigration Department, Narcotics Department and Coast Guard.The key person said the system consists different modules including roll-based dashboard, file flow management, public request management and project management by using Information Communication Technology (ICT). — BSS Web link: http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_09-01-2012_Move-to-digitise-home-ministryactivities_4_1_10_1_10.html Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3 years of government: Little progress in police reform Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews the annual parade of Bangladesh police at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the city yesterday on the occasion of Police Week - 2012. Annual Report 2012 Page 8 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Since assuming office in 2009, the government has tried to strengthen the police department by introducing more wings, procuring arms, vehicles and other logistics but took no initiative to free the force from political influence. A number of police high-ups expressing frustration said the much-talked-about Bangladesh Police Ordinance that was drafted in 2007 got entangled in the home ministry red tape. Mukhlesur Rahman, chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the project director of Police Reform Programme (PRP), said, "We need reforms in the force to keep it free from corruption and away from influential quarters. And that is why, the implementation of the draft Police Ordinance is a prerequisite." A high official in the home ministry wishing anonymity said, "Reforming police force requires a decision from the policymakers. The ministry has nothing to do without the nod from the government." The draft ordinance sought to create an independent National Police Commission to recommend appointment of the police chief and posting of other high-ranking officials. It also has a provision for an independent Police Complaint Commission to check crimes within the force. Usually, transfers and appointments in the force widely depend on bribe and lobbying with the ruling political parties. So police officers remain loyal to political leaders rather than their department, several police high-ups said. The draft ordinance sought to stop this practice and stated, "Direct or indirect influence in police investigation, law enforcement operation, recruitment, promotion, transfer, posting or any other function in an unlawful manner shall be a criminal offence." A source said a subinspector (SI) in the haor areas needs to pay around Tk 1.5 lakh to Tk 2 lakh as bribe to have posting in nearby police stations like Bhairab, Narsingdi and Joydevpur. Apart from the lack of proper policy, the police department is also limping with poor logistics and inadequate manpower, although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to solve those. The premier in her speech in the Police Week-2011 made a series of pledges including solving the vehicle and housing crisis, introducing special allowance for Special Branch and CID and opening several wings like tourist police, marine police, and security and protection battalion. She also spoke of taking steps to create 10 more grade-I posts in the force, upgrade the rank badge of the inspector general of police (IGP), raise the post of SI and sergeant to class-II while of inspector to non-cadre class-I. In a latest development, the government yesterday upgraded the posts of inspectors, SIs and sergeants. However, several high officials of police said most of the pledges the PM made has remained unfulfilled. M Mahbub Alam, assistant inspector general of police, said, "We have only 6,000 vehicles -- half of which are motorbikes -- against a requirement of 20,000. Of the vehicles in hand, the incumbent government bought around 650 double cabin pickups and motorbikes over the last three years." As for instance of poor logistics, police station in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, has only one double cabin pickup and four motorbikes for its 100 staff including the officer-in-charge (OC), 21 SIs, 11 assistant sub-inspectors. OC Asaduzzaman of the police station said they have five other ramshackle vehicles, which are literally out of order. The station needs at least 10 double cabin pickups and 20 motorbikes, he added. Sources in the police headquarters said they had sent the home ministry a proposal last November for providing eight double cabin pickups and 19 motorbikes for each police station having over 80 staffs while five pickups and 11 motorbikes for the ones having lesser number of police personnel. Residential facility for police officers has been another problem that the government in its three years' time so far failed to solve. Police headquarters sources said in the capital 92.23 percent police officers entitled to government quarters are living in rented houses. Against 33,545 personnel entitled for housing there are only 2,605 government quarters, number of which has not increased over the last three years. Contacted, several SIs preferring not to be named said they receive Tk 3,500 to Tk 4,000 as house rent while they have to spend around Tk 7,000 to Tk 10,000 for rent which eats up a good share of their salary. With this problem breathing down the neck, the government has created 20,000 posts as part of its move to recruit 32,000 more personnel. It has so far appointed over 17,000 police personnel. Sources in the police headquarters said the incumbent government by this time introduced Industrial Police Unit, Armed Police Battalion (APBN) training school and Rangpur Range. Meanwhile, the police department undertook several initiatives to ease public sufferings. In early 2009, Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities started controlling traffic through signal lights phasing out the manual Annual Report 2012 Page 9 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) traffic management system, introduced lane system for vehicular movement, and started filing of general diary online. But the initiatives fell flat on the face. According to police website, the crime trend also marks a rise as there were 1,57,979 crime incidents including kidnapping, murder and smugglings in 2008 while in 2010 the figure stood at 1,62,898. Web link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=216907 Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Metropolitan US lauds Bangladesh police Diplomatic Correspondent US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh police force for their effort to protect and serve the people of the country. In recognition of Police Week 2012, Mozena in a statement yesterday said a professional police force plays an important role in establishing rule of law and facilitating justice across all sectors of society. “The US government is committed to the ongoing development of the Bangladeshi police forces with programs such as the Antiterrorism Assistance Program, the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, and community policing programs,” he said on behalf the US embassy. Web link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=216877 30 Jan 2012 PM adorns IGP with senior secretary badge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorning the badge of senior secretary to IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandakar at her office on Sunday. Photo: PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday adorned the Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker with the badge of Senior Secretary, reports UNB. She pinned the badge at a simple ceremony at her office. The government has recently upgraded the post of IGP to that of a Senior Secretary. Home Minister Adv Sahara Khatun, Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Sheikh Wahid Uz Zaman, PMO Secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forced Division Let Gen Abdul Wadud and PM's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were, among others, present. Web link: http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=51767&date=201201-30 Annual Report 2012 Page 10 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) ‘Bring change in police force’ TUESDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2012 AUTHOR / SOURCE : OUR CORRESPONDENT RAJSHAHI, FEB 6: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) under its police reformation programme organised a views-exchange meeting on ‘Community Consultation’ at the ground of Rajshahi police line on Monday morning. Presided over by Mohammad Obaidullah, commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, the programme was attended, among others, by additional inspector general of police, CID, Mokhlesur Rahman, as chief guest, DIG, Rajshahi, Siddiqur Rahman, and project manager of PRP Henk Van Zyl. Speakers at the programme underscored the need for an international standard community police force in respect of the present crime scenario in Bangladesh. They also called for an abrupt change in police force of the country. Web link: http://theindependentbd.com/paper-edition/metropolitan/others/93631-bring-change-inpolice-force.html Asia Region Women Police Conference begins Mar 7 United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka The two-day 1st Asia Region Women Police Conference-2012 will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka on March 7. The home minister, Sahara Khatun, will inaugurate the conference. Jointly organised by the Bangladesh Police and the Police Reform Programme Bangladesh, the conference will be participated in by 47 women police from 11 member states under Region-15 including Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. The president of Bangladesh Police Women Network and additional DIG of CID, Rawsan Ara, disclosed it at a press briefing held at Media Centre of DMP headquarters in the city on Sunday. She said 25 directors of the International Association of Women Police Board were expected to attend the conference. The IAWP is divided into 18 regions comprising 55 countries as its members. Bangladesh is a member of Region-15. The Dhaka Declaration will be announced at the concluding ceremony on March 8. The declaration will be made on the basis of panel discussion, training session and view exchange session, which will be organised during the conference, Rawsan said. Monday, March 5, 2012 Web link: http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-03-05&nid=2922 Annual Report 2012 Page 11 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Metropolitan Law and order has improved in 2 yrs Speakers at a function yesterday said the Police Reform Programme (PRP) is supporting the transition of Bangladesh Police from a colonial style force to a democratic one. PRP, in collaboration with Bangladesh Police, organised the function at a hotel in the capital to present the Mid-term Review findings of PRP phase-2. Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman, also national project director of PRP, said majority of the people, who took part in a survey conducted by PRP last year, have said that the country's law and order situation has improved over the last two years. The respondents in the survey also said to have witnessed a change in the behaviour of the police, he said. "I believe that these are the signs that indicate that police performance is slowly improving and that the public are beginning to see that as well,” he said. “One of the factors that helped the police achieve this success has been the work conducted by the PRP,” he added. PRP is a long-term comprehensive capacity building initiative to create a secure environment for the people based on respect for law and human rights and equitable access to justice. The programme puts specific focus on the poor and the disadvantaged, and women and children. Home Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustak Ahmed, UKaid Senior Programme Manager for Governance Daniel Davis and UNDP Bangladesh Country Director Stefan Priesner, among others, addressed the function. Web link: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=229800 Author: Staff correspondent Date: 11-04-2012 PRP needs updating existing old legislative framework The existing old legislative framework of the country if not updated, will influence planned results, outcomes and impacts of Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase-11, the preliminary findings of Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project revealed. Officials of the PRP project that commenced in October 2009, however, believe that significant progress can be made within the existing legislative framework, which has already been evidenced. Annual Report 2012 Page 12 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) International consultant of the project Dr Rowan Barnsley in a PowerPoint presentation at a city hotel Tuesday said delay in reviewing the overall legal framework including the 1861 Police Act, the Police Regulation of Bengal and the Evidence Act are major impediments to shifting the force away from its colonial stricture. He said police reform is a major element in the overall development strategy of Bangladesh as safety and security are among the key indicators required for sustainable poverty elimination and development. "Ultimately, these changes will only come about if the reform process is accompanied by strong political will and leadership that is required," he said, adding that reform must recognise social and political realities. Mr Barnslay said there are significant achievements in gender initiatives for women police and women as victims. "Human rights sensitization has not progressed at the same rate. That is something, we need to work at," he added. The main objective of the reform of the $ 29 million project is to develop a safer and more secure environment based on respect for human rights and equitable access to justice through policing which is more responsive to the needs of poor and vulnerable people. Of the total fund, UKAID contributes $ 16.3 million, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $ 8.0 million and unfunded budget is $ 4.7 million. National project director and additional inspector general of police Mokhlesur Rahman said the project has started demonstrating a number of significant and measurable successes, most importantly in the area of greater police professionalism. Citing the PRP survey conducted last year, he said more than 80 per cent of respondents have said that the law and order situation has improved over the last two years, despite what people might read in the press. According to a survey published in 2011 by the National Human Rights Commission, nearly 34 per cent of the surveyed people polled believed that the police service had improved. "These are the positive signs that slowly improved police performance and the public are beginning to see this as well," the project director said, informing that PRP is divided into six separate components and they are trying to demonstrate success across all of these components. The components are Organisational and Legislative Change, Human Resource Management and Training, Investigations Operations and Prosecutions, Crime Prevention and Community Policing, Promoting Women's Participation in Policing and finally, Communication and Technology. According to the MTR, a total of 3000 extra women have entered the police service to support these new women officers and 2604 officers have been trained in gender sensitivity. Besides, 655 police officers and community members were given training in the basics of community policing while 992 police officers were trained in Basic ICT skills and assisted the police develop an ICT organisational structure through the development of the ICT Master Plan. Senior secretary to the Home Ministry CQK Mustak Ahmed termed the reform project as a vital one for the force, saying that it will help transition of the colonial style police force into service oriented force. Annual Report 2012 Page 13 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) "The police should give more emphasis on forensics and evidence gathering in investigations rather than confessions," he said, adding that he will provide all possible cooperation for it. 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Powered By:orangebd Web: http://www.samakal.com.bd/print_news.php?news_id=271252&pub_no=1094 Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Status of police officers upgraded Staff Correspondent The government yesterday officially upgraded the status of the posts of inspectors and subinspectors of Bangladesh Police to first and second class respectively. The new status came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications in this regard Annual Report 2012 Page 14 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) yesterday. Previously, the status of the posts of inspectors and sub-inspector were of second and third class respectively. Status of the officers-in-charge of all police stations will also be upgraded to the first class, the notifications mentioned. Talking to The Daily Star, Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandker appreciated the government's initiative and said the upgrading of the ranks was demanded by the police department for a long time. He hoped that the officers of lower ranks than inspectors will overcome their inferiority complex after the upgrade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, earlier on Tuesday, approved the status upgrade proposals at a meeting of the National Economic Council at the Planning Commission. Currently, Bangladesh Police has a total of 2,300 inspectors and 1,25,000 sub-inspectors. © thedailystar.net, 1991-2008. All Rights Reserved Web: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=244279 Dec 20, 2012 Police reveal three-year strategic plan Staff Correspondent The police on Wednesday, revealing its three years ‘strategic plan’, said it would focus on forensic investigation rather than testimony-based investigation to cope with the type and number of crimes increasing day by day. They would set up criminal and intelligence database under the supervision of police and its other units. The organisers said they set more than a hundred targets in 10 core areas in the strategic plan – 2012-2014 and the police units will be implementing them between January 2013 and December 2014. The Bangladesh Police, in collaboration with the UNDP-sponsored the Police Reform Programme, organised the function at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital. The key strategic areas are intelligence, crime and public order management, traffic enforcement, community policing, human resources and organisational structure development, logistic and infrastructure management, training information and communication technology and service delivery. Under the plan, the police will be equipped with adequate number of modern non-lethal and semi-lethal weapons. Addressing the function, home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir urged the policemen to uphold their responsibilities and authorities given by the constitution. The minister urged the police to protect democracy and uphold human rights issue. He urged the police to take effective measures to check terror financing, cyber crime, money Annual Report 2012 Page 15 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) laundering and transnational crime. CQK Mustaq Ahmed, senior secretary in home affairs ministry, urged the police to earn the trust of people. The strategic plan was prepared by the police working group and a consulting team of the Institute of Business Administration. Inspector general of police Hassan Mahmood Khandker, among others, was present at the function. Under the plan, the police will decrease the percentage of constable from 70 to 82 per cent and increase the number of officers ranking assistant subinspector to inspector from 17 per cent to 25 per cent. Web: http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-12-20&nid=33918#.URc-E_I-M3Y Annual Report 2012 Page 16 Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Annual Report 2012 Page 17