Women Leadership in Bangladesh Police Administration

Abstract

Since Independence, Bangladesh Police has been one of the branches under the ministry of Home Affairs. The primary responsibility of Bangladesh Police is to maintain law and order, investigation the cases, to give justice to the victims, give services to the citizens. Bangladesh Police has 15 units. Today‟s policing the maximum police functions can be performed by either gender and there is little to support to myth that policing is men‟s work. Women Police are working in all units with the male police. To run this organization and provide the services to the citizens, women participation is inevitable. To lead the team, to lead the unit, to lead the organization women leadership is badly needed. The study was able to assess 66 women police personnel from different rank and file to senior level women police from 7 divisions all over the country. Data used in this paper is mainly primary but to some extent secondary data as well, Quantitative and Qualitative types were incorporated. Sample respondent were selected using systematic random sampling method and where placed questionnaires containing open ended and close ended.

This study aimed to identify to find out the problems of women leadership in Bangladesh Police Administration. The factors that help women police develop leadership qualities and recommend standard guidelines to improve the women leadership possession in Bangladesh Police administration. Finally, the researcher has forwarded some possible ways in which women police could appear in decision making and leadership position. My paper is organized in five chapters. The first Chapter deals with introduction, Second chapter describes with basic Information of Bangladesh Police Administration Third chapter deals with theoretical framework, Chapter four is women leadership in Police organization and Chapter five describes empowerment, participation and leadership in strengthening women police in Bangladesh police administration.