What has in Police Reform Commission report

The four reform commissions’ reports, with specific recommendations for state reforms, were submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.

The members of the four reform commissions handed over the reports.

The Police Reform Commission (PRC) submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus proposing amendment and replacement of 22 existing laws for making the “people’s friendly”.

PRC chairman and former home secretary Safar Raz Hossain said said the 1898 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) allows police to arrest anyone without any warrant under an authority granted to the agency through the sections 54 and 167 of the 127-year-old law.

The report suggested that police should be debarred from using such arbitrary authority through required amendments to make it more people-friendly.

The commission also suggested Bangladesh police could follow the UN model for its peacekeeping missions and the European nations where police cannot use excessive force for crowd control to avoid casualties.  

The PRC also suggested measures for simplifying the police verification process for public job seekers by amending the SB Manual of 1928.   

It has recommended introduction of a separate desk for women in every police station where at least one female sub inspector, assistant sub inspector and appropriate number of female constables would be dedicated to handle issues round the clock.