# Police Staff College, Bangladesh

Police Staff College, the apex training institution for the senior Police officers of Bangladesh Police, was established in 2000 and becomes a statutory organization under Police Staff College Act, 2002. The college is a centre for research studies on police subjects and shares ideas and experiences with similar institutions in and outside the country.

## Location

The College stands on 19 acres (77,000 m$^2$) of land in the capital city Dhaka of Bangladesh at Mirpur Section-14 overlooking the residential areas of the Police Complex and the Public Order Management (POM) Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

## Background

The 1977 Police Commission 1977 recommended the establishment of a Staff College for professional training of senior police officers. The police Commission Report of 1988 to 1989, raised the issue of liberal education for senior Police officers and based on that a formal proposal was sent to the government in 1994. The government of Bangladesh approved the proposal on 14 December 1998. Police Staff College, Bangladesh was established on 30 November 2000.

## Activities

Civil servants, academics and professionals from various fields come to share their thoughts, experiences and ideas with the participants.
The college has a library with books, journals, periodicals and research reports for the benefit of participants, researchers and directing staffs of the college.

## Courses

Courses are offered to:
* ASP
* Sr. ASP
* Addl. SP
* SP
* Addl. DIG
* DIG
* Class-1 officers from Armed Forces, Special Security Force (SSF), National Security Intelligence (NSI) and from other sister organizations under Ministry of Home Affairs i.e. Correction officers, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officers, Fire Service and Civil Defense officers, Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) officers etc.

## Management

A Rector of the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police heads the college. Two Directors equivalent to the rank of Superintendent of Police, three Additional Superintendent of Police, one Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police and one Assistant Superintendent of Police assist him. A Board of Governors headed by the Honorable Home Minister guides the College management.

### Former rectors

Commandants and Rectors of PSC :
| No. | Name | Position | Joining Date | Departure Date |
| 1 | Md. Nurul Alam | Commandant | 16 November 2000 | 26 November 2002 |
| Rector ||||||
| 2 | Md. Nurul Alam | Rector | 26 November 2002 | 5 February 2003 |
| 3 | Md. Masudul Huq | Rector | 8 February 2003 | 30 March 2003 |
| 4 | Khondakar Mozammel Haque | Rector | 31 March 2003 | 23 September 2003 |
| 5 | Nurul Alam Chowdhury | Rector | 1 October 2003 | 4 February 2004 |
| 6 | Md. Abdus Salam | Rector | 4 February 2004 | 31 August 2004 |
| 7 | Md. Ali Imam Chowdhury | Rector | 21 September 2004 | 20 December 2004 |
| 8 | Md. Shahidullah Khan | Rector | 9 February 2005 | 8 April 2005 |
| 9 | Md. Sadat Hosain | Rector | 9 September 2005 | 27.09.2006 |
| 10 | N. B. K. Tripura | Rector | 9 October 2006 | 1 November 2006 |
| 11 | Md. Samsuddoha Khondaker | Rector | 7 November 2006 | 31 January 2007 |
| 12 | A.K.M. Mahfuzul Haque | Rector | 4 February 2007 | 15 March 2009 |
| 13 | Naim Ahmed | Rector | 15 March 2009 | 19 January 2012 |
| 14 | Md Nazmul Haque | Rector | 19 January 2012 | 28 August 2014 |
| 15 | Fatema Begum | Rector | 27 October 2014 | 13 May 2016 |
| 16 | M. Sadiqur Rahman | Rector | 15 May 2016 | 27 August 2018 |
| 17 | Rowshan Ara Begum | Rector | 7 November 2018 | 5 May 2019 |
| 18 | SK. Md. Maruf Hasan | Rector | 21 May 2019 | 30 September 2020 |
| 19 | Md Nazibur Rahman | Rector | 01 December 2020 | 9 October 2021 |
| 20 | Khandker Golam Faruq | Rector | 20 February 2022 | 29 October 2022 |
| 21 | Mallick Faqrul Islam | Rector | 19 February 2023 | 31 December 2024 |