The Highway Police is a specialized unit of the

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement ...

that is responsible for law enforcement on

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roads. The unit is led by an Additional inspector general of Bangladesh Police.

History

The Highway Police was established on 11 June 2005 by the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

government. It can only investigate crimes under a few sections of Penal Code 1860 and the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1983. The Highway Police has jurisdiction over 5,487 kilometre of national highways and 4,165 kilometre of local roads. On 28 August 2018, the Highway Police suspended the Officer in Charge of

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Highway Police Station GM Shamsun Nur. This was after a bus without proper registration papers was involved in a fatal road accident in which 15 people died.

List of Chiefs of Highway Police

References

{{reflist, 2 2005 establishments in Bangladesh Bangladesh Police Law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh