Ansar-VDP Academy is a training institute. It is responsible for the training of

Bangladesh Ansar The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...

and Village Defense Party in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is located at Shafipur,

Gazipur District Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1741.53 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent c ...

History

The academy started out as the National Ansar Training Centre in 1975. In 1983 it was changed to Ansar Training School. It was changed to Ansar Academy in 1986 and again to Ansar-VDP Academy in 1995.

References

{{reflist Vocational education in Bangladesh Police academies in Bangladesh 1975 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Gazipur