পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৫৭৫

543 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র These Courts should start functioning immediately at any level covering the area which is liberated. There are three grades of magistrates to deal with crimes of a minor nature. The District Magistrate can issue orders to distribute business among the different magistrates. Order. In Bangladesh the Policy department at present is a directorate under the Home Department. It is headed by the Inspector-General of Police. In future it will be under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The main Police force, excluding various special branches, is organized on a district basis. Each district has a Superintendent of Police who is responsible for police affairs throughout the district, subject to the direction of the Deputy Commissioner. His primary functions are concerned with the maintenance of order, prevention & detection of crime, collection of political intelligence & anticorruption work. The District Superintendent of Police is assisted by one or more Deputy Superintendents, a number of Circle Inspectors & other officials. There are 411 police stations in Bangladesh. Each thana or police stations is headed by an Officer-in-charge who is assisted by a number constables. At the level of Union Councils (these will be named in future the Union Boards) there are 10 to 12 village watchmen. The police & the village watchmen together constitute a great force of about 80,000. Apart from these, there are Ansars, their precise number is not easily ascertainable at the moment. The following chart gives an idea of the organisation of the police force from the district to the thana level: Superintendent of Police | | Deputy Superintendent of Police | Sub-Divisional Police Officer O. C. Thana Union Councils Village Watchmen On the morrow of independence the law and order situation will constitute a formidable challenge to the government. Law and order will have to be maintained at any cost. Without it life, liberty and property will be insecure. No developmental activities