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Chattogram Metropolitan Police চট্টগ্রাম মেট্রোপলিটন পুলিশ
Crest of Chattogram Metropolitan Police
Common name	Police
Abbreviation	CMP
Motto	নিরাপত্তায় আস্থার ঠিকানা
Agency overview
Formed	30 November, 1978
Employees	7,000 (2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Size	655.74 km (253.18 sq mi)
Population	3,230,507 (2022)
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Police Line, Dampara, Chattogram
Elected officer responsible	Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Minister of Home Affairs
Agency executive	DIG Md. Hasib Aziz, BPM (Bar), Police Commissioner
Parent agency	Bangladesh Police
Special Units	City Special Branch Detective Branch Crisis Response Team
Facilities
Stations	16
Armored vehicles	Otokar Cobra, IAG Guardian
Helicopters	Bell 407
Website
cmp.gov.bd
Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige     Combat uniform: Tiffany Blue, Yankees Blue

The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), formerly the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance approved by the government of Bangladesh.

History

The Chittagong Metropolitan Police was established on 30 November 1978 with M. M. Sharif Ali as its first commissioner. It has six police stations at the beginning with 3238 personnel.

On 24 January 1988, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mirza Rakibul Huda ordered police to fire at a rally of Awami League killing 24 people. It is known as the 1988 Chittagong massacre.

Mobassher, a member of Bangladesh Ansar, stationed in Chandgaon Police Station, was arrested for the rape of a 7-year-old girl in May 2012.

In May 2016, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police banned people from putting stickers in their car mentioning their professions.

Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police told the media on 5 September 2018 that extrajudicial killings of drug dealers are necessary for peace. During May-September 2018, 10 drug dealers were killed by the police under his command. In November, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police began their first counter terrorism unit.

In June 2020, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police established the 100 bed CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital in collaboration with Bidyanondo Foundation. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Kotwali police station under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police started providing home delivery of medicine. In August 2020, eight members of Chattogram Metropolitan Police were sued for allegedly implicating four people in a narcotics case in an attempt to extort money. The complaint was filed with Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mohiuddin Murad.

Two police constables of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police disappeared while on training in the Netherlands in May 2022. They had decided to stay in the country and deserted. In August, three constables were withdrawn after video of them confining and torturing children went viral.

Police stations

There are currently 16 police stations operating under the CMP.

1. Akbarshah
2. Bakoliya
3. Bandar
4. Bayazid
5. Chandgaon
6. Double Mooring
7. Halishahar
8. Khulshi
9. Kotwali
10. Pahartali
11. Panchlaish
12. Patenga
13. Chawkbazar
14. Sadarghat
15. EPZ
16. Karnaphuli

Police commissioners

References

1. "The Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978" (PDF). Ministry of Law, Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. ^ "About Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP)". cmp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
3. ^ "31 years on, plea for justice in Chittagong massacre falls on deaf ears". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
4. "Ansar man held for violating minor girl". The Daily Star. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
5. "Now, stickers of professionals banned in Ctg". The Daily Star. 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
6. ^ "Anti-Narcotics Drive: Deaths in shootouts 'necessary' for peace". The Daily Star. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
7. Rahaman, FM Mizanur (2018-11-27). "CMP gets full-fledged counter terrorism unit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
8. Yousuf, Mostafa (2020-06-30). "Bidyanondo-CMP field hospital to open tomorrow". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
9. "Ctg police start home delivery of medicines". The Daily Star. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
10. ^ "8 Ctg police personnel sued for 'falsely implicating' 4 in narcotics case". The Daily Star. 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
11. Rahaman, FM Mizanur (2022-05-27). "2 Bangladeshi policemen go missing in the Netherlands". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
12. "Police: Family of constable 'missing' in Netherlands being interrogated". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
13. "2 constables in the Netherlands to be terminated from force: CMP". The Daily Star. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
14. "3 constables withdrawn in Ctg after video of cops shaving children's heads goes viral". The Daily Star. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
15. CMP Website

• Government of Chittagong
• Municipal law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh