These are some of the photos of police women guarding the Govt. land from illegal encroachment some 120 kilometers from the District HQ of Rangamati Hill Districts . This is a kind of new challenge for police women to work with conficdence out side from district head quarters.

Feel impressed to the inauguration ceremony of 2nd National Conference of BPWN police women gathering in the opening ceremony waiting for the departure of the honorable Speaker of the Parliament. It was also an auspicious beginning of Police Staff College newly constructed Convention hall ... 

Honorable Speaker of the National Parliament Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Dr Shirine Sharmeen Chowdhury Declares the Opening of 2nd National Conference

The True face of police women in Bangladesh

Honorable guest in the dais

BPWN President Deliver her Welcome Speech

Honorable guest on the Opening ceremony Dias

BPWN President offers crest to the Honorable Speaker of the National Parliament

Inspector General Bangladesh Police receives crest from the Chief Guest

Dear All 

Bangladesh Police women Network successfully completes the consecutive 2nd National Conference on 11-12 june , 2014. Earlier share the remarks of Inspector General of Bangladesh Police how police women in Bangladesh has developed the expertise on arranging such a conference. The presence women police from all parts of Bangladesh was quiet enthusiastic. 

We have 4 full presentation 2 was guest speaker out of police , the gender Specialist from Police Reform Program Ms Fawzia Khondoker Eva and the Information Commissioner Dr. Sadeka Halim also Professor Dhaka University .

Gender and Gender Sensitive policing presentation by Gender Specialist Fawzia  just reminds the role of police in addressing gender , police women approach to gender issue and how they will retain their right , advance forward in policing carrier. 

Women Police of Bangladesh and the necessity of RTI , Right to Information , the role of Police presented by Dr Sadeka Halim , Information Commissioner, Right To Information Commission , Bangladesh is another one on the police role is delivering information to the service holder , what they will inform and what not.  
Developing Police carrier and achieving professional Skill is another important presentation by Additional Deputy Inspector General Yasmeen Ghafhoor quite informative and inspiring . She shared her own carrier profile , how she faced policing at the beginning of 80s when it was quite unusual for any women being a police officer , some time it was hard to get any appointment or portfolio.  

Good day every body. I shall be joining the 2nd National Conference of Bangladesh Police Women Network BPWN on 11th , shall be heading towards the capital Dhaka which is 378 kilometer from my district . It takes 12 hour drive from here. 300 police women from all over Bangladesh is expected to attend the conference. We are planning to go ahead with the addressing the issues that are the barrier for enhancing the capacity of police women. 
 I find here some barriers that i shall address . Basically police stations , police barracks, police lines were not designed for women since its begging in the continent. Even the reserve Inspector RI who is the in charge of the police lines is not used to get

Just back from 2nd National Conference of Bangladesh Police Women Network. I was thrilled to see the change within three years of the beginning of National Conference , first we start with an International Conference ! with a group of women officers who have no idea of conference in 2011 ... we had several meeting on arranging the 1st Asia Region Conference that held on 7-8 March, 2012  Dhaka Bangladesh with the presence of 24 IAWP Board of Directors and 22 Police Women from Asian countries.

Inspector General of Bangladesh Police closing ceremony remarks is mentionable , I see an expert hand on arranging such a fabulous conference, I like to congratulate leaders of the network and all members of the network for arranging such a decent and neat conference.

Feel excited to start the new blog . I am inviting all of you to read and share your views of women in Policing all over the world . In the developing countries where women are very new in this mail dominated world how they face it ....what about the regimentation of newly recruited women police , how do the face the challenges of working in the field as women are supposed to be in desk job or in teaching , nursing .

2nd National Conference of Bangladesh Police Women Network

Hi All 
I am here , waiting to join 2nd National Conference of Bangladesh Police Women Network . The Honorable Speaker of the National Parliament will inaugurate the Conference . It is a sheer chance for the police women to meet , share and contribute their experience all round the year they gather . Police women from all corner of Bangladesh will join.The Conference will begin on 11th June ,2014 in the New Convention Hall of Police Staff College. Eager and excited to meet the colleagues from all parts of Bangladesh .  Recently BPWN President DIG Mily Biswas and Vice President AIG Rebeka Sultana, Finace Secretary Shehela Parveen and Me Region 15 coordinator attended the 2nd Asia Region Conference in Semarang , Central JAVA , Indonesia from 19-24 April 2014. It was a wonderful conference with Indonesian hospitality and grace of ethnic diversity. See the colours women police wear in the farewell dinner. The Conference is also graced by the presence of IAWP Present

Let me tell something about my work place. I am superintendent of Police Rangamati Hill District.

Rangamati is the the biggest district in Bangladesh regarding its geographical setting and size . The district first came into existence in 1864 during the British Colonial time and later became police district in 1952. So it claims to be the historical one . The District comprises of 12 police stations and the farthest one is 150 kilometer from District head Quarters. the Police Stations are very remote and hard to reach and it becomes a challenge to support the community in hard to reach area. 

The women community in Baghaichari Police Station having a picture with me after the open house day in Baghaichari thana , it is some 150 kilometer from the district head quarters.

Welcome to IAWP Region 22 ,Central and South East Asia

Hello, 
This is Amena Begam, I welcome you all to IAWP Region 22. Region 22 is a newly created region which has emerge from IAWP Region 15. IAWP made the history by making a new region from the Region 15 Asia to two Region, Region 22 Central and Southern Asia and Region 23 Eastern and South East Asia.

Region 22 includes countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Bhutan , India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Let me introduce my self . I am Amena, Superintnedent of Police , Bangladesh Police. I joined Bangladesh Police in 1999 after my post graduation from Chittagong University through Bangladesh Civil Service Examination. I worked in different capacity during my 16 year career. I served in the United Nations Peace keeping Mission in East Timor UNMIT in 2006-2007. I was the Deputy Commander of Bangladesh Formed Police Unit (BAN FPU) in UNMIT.
    I joined IAWP in 2008 . Later I was elected Region 15 Coordinator in 2009. Since my joining I have been working to spread IAWP mission and vision in the countries of Asia . In regard to this I was the conference coordinator of IAWP's  First Asia Region Conference , Leadership for Police Women Asia in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6-8 March , 2012. Since my joining I have been working on this big continent and found only 12 countries mentioned in the name list of IAWP Region 15. This took four years to include all the countries of Asia in IAWP name list . Now all the countries feel included in this International Networking of Police Women. I am also the founding member of Bangladesh Police Women Network which was established in November 2008. Since then I have been working on police women capacity building and enhancing the networking for building confidence of police women working in the field.

I attended several IAWP Annual conference since my coordinator responsiblity begins. I attended IAWP 48, 49 ,51 Annual Conference in Minneapolise , Kentucky USA and Durban , South Africa. Joining this Annual confernces of IAWP is rather wonderful experience and let me tell you that it is a sheer chance to meet so many International police women working all over this planet and how the different colours, diversity combine together under one umbrella of Internatinal Association of Women Police. 

I am proud to inform you that since my joining in IAWP I could enrich my self with the working experience on International level, on strategic planning , on capacity building , develop working environment of Police women in home and abroad and  on next goal of achieving performance. I could not learn so many things if I could not join IAWP. The IAWP Board of Directors are wonderful set of Police women who has wide experience on policing in their respective countries and Board of Directors meeting is an excellent platform to share this experience. This BOD help and share each others mode of problem solving in their respective countries. Since my joining in 2009 I raise the issue of including all the countries of Asian Continent behind the mind that it is the biggest continent and the countries name that are not mentioned in the name list of IAWP feel being excluded. At last Asia could emerge as Region 16, 22 and 23. 

Now let me share the works of Bangladesh Police women Network BPWN. Very few Police women network came into existence in the continent as per my knowledge . before that only Indian Women in Policing were there which includes senior women police officers on the higher rank . Bangladesh Police women Network begins its journey in 21 November 2008 with the initiative of Police Reform Program project supported by UNDP. The network includes all police women of the ranks and has diviosional committe who works regionaly through out the country to asses police women capacity, working barriers, working enviornment, confidence building. BPWN sits periodically to asses this and make recommendation to Police Head querters , Bangladesh Police. The Inspector General , Bangladesh Police is the chief Advisor of this Network and hence Bangladesh Police owns BPWN recommendations . The cureent President of Bangladesh Police Women Network is Mily Biswas , Deputy Inspector General and Addiitonal Commissioner , Dhaka Metropolitan Police , Bangladesh Police. 
 I am happy to inform that BPWN hold yearly National Conference and 2nd National Conference will take place from 11-12 June , 2014. The Honourable Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament Ms Shirine Sharmeen Chowdhury MP  will inaugurate the Conference.

I am thrilled to inform you that 3 Bangladesh Police women officers had been rewarded with the IAWP International Scholarship and IAWP Officer of the Year Award in 2012, 2013. Additional Superintnendent of Police Abida Sultana own the IAWP International Scholarship in 2012. Deputy Inspector General Ms Rowshan Ara Begum own the IAWP International Scholarship Award and Additional Superintendent of Police Al Beli Afifa own the IAWP Officer of the year award . Let us congratulate these three proud and efficient officers of Bangladesh Police.
Let me share more on the coming conference .......be connected .