Police Bureau of Investigation

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police that performs a criminal investigation and digital forensic service by the order of honorable court, police headquarters and the request of other police units. They investigate homicides, crime against property (dacoity, robbery, theft and fraud case etc.), sexual assaults, arson, cyber crime, and other crimes. Deputy Inspector General Banaj Kumar Majumder BPM(Bar), PPM is the chief of the PBI.[1][2]

Police Bureau of Investigation(PBI)
AbbreviationPBI
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 18, 2012
Employees2027
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBangladesh
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersRoad no 4, Dhanmondee R/A, 1205 Dhaka.
Agency executive
  • Banaj Kumar Majumder, BPM(Bar), PPM, Deputy Inspector General
Parent agencyBangladesh Police
Website
pbi.gov.bd

Organization

The PBI is headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and functionally his office contains most administrative units. Operationally PBI are divided by two region, namely West and East region which are headed by Additional Deputy General of Police (Addl. DIG). Also PBI are divided into 8 division, 74 district and metropolitans respectively. In additional to PBI has set up a Specialized Investigation & Operations (SI&O) unit in PBI HQ to run Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), DFL (Digital Forensic Lab) investigate organized crime, other transnational crimes and cyber crime. Each PBI division and district is run by a Special Superintendent of Police (SSP). Other ranks in the PBI are Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector and Constable.[3]

Chiefs of PBI (2012-present)
Name Rank From To
Md. Shahabuddin Qureshi Deputy Inspector General (DIG) 22/12/2012 04/06/2015
Barrister Mahbubur Rahman, ppm Deputy Inspector General (DIG) 04/06/2015 31/03/2016
Banaj Kumar Majumder, BPM(Bar), PPM Deputy Inspector General (DIG) 31/03/2016 Present

Notable cases

Other information

The Police Bureau of Investigation was formed on 18 September 2012 to investigate "sensational" and difficult cases.[12] In November 2016 Bangladesh Police burned down shanties of Santals in Gaibandha and the PBI was tasked to identify the responsible police officers.[13][14] They were charged with the investigation of the 2017 South Surma Upazila bombings.[15] PBI has been tasked to collect evidence from terrorist attacks such as the 2017 RAB base suicide attack and the raid on the militant base in Sitkundia.[16][17] The agency is responsible for the investigation of human trafficking.[18]

References
  1. https://www.pbi.gov.bd
  2. "RAB seizes BMW 'used for drug peddling'". Dhaka Tribune. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. https://www.pbi.gov.bd
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/24/bangladesh-nusrat-jahan-rafi-murder-16-people-sentenced-to-death
  5. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/24/bangladesh-sentences-16-to-death-over-nusrat-jahan-rafi-murder
  6. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/05/29/nusrat-murder-pbi-submits-charge-sheet
  7. https://tbsnews.net/bangladesh/pbi-submits-sagira-morshed-murder-probe-report-36861
  8. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/04/28/charge-sheet-submitted-in-double-murder-case
  9. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/double-murder-hotel-room-1213207
  10. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/murder-not-suicide-1696318
  11. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2020/02/24/pbi-report-salman-shah-committed-suicide
  12. "PBI". pbi.gov.bd. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. "Police involved in Santal attack: Judicial probe". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. "Police reports identify only 2 cops!". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  15. "DNA sample of Musa's mother collected". The Daily Star. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  16. "Sitakunda Raid: Police quizzing 'militant couple'". The Daily Star. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  17. "Suicide bomber attacks RAB barracks". Dhaka Tribune. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  18. "Migrant smuggling an invisible crime". Dhaka Tribune. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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