SWAT (Bangladesh)

Not to be confused with Special Warfare Diving and Salvage.

Special Weapons And Tactics
বিশেষ অস্ত্র ও কৌশল (Bengali)
SWAT officers during Mangal Shobhajatra
SWAT officers during Mangal Shobhajatra
Active28 February 2009 – present[1]
Country Bangladesh
AgencyDhaka Metropolitan Police
TypePolice tactical unit
Operations jurisdictionNational
Part ofCounter Terrorism and Transnational Crime
Abbreviation
Structure
Officers50[2]

The Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) (Bengali: বিশেষ অস্ত্র ও কৌশল, সোয়াট) is a tier two police tactical unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) of the Bangladesh Police. They operate under the Special Action Group of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC).[3] The SWAT was formed to recover illegal arms and arrest hardcore terrorists and has a vital role in neutralizing any and all threats.[4][2]

The SWAT has been regularly deployed outside of Dhaka to respond to terrorist incidents.[5][6] The Bangladesh Police plans to establish counterterrorism and hostage rescue unit similar to Bangladesh SWAT in all of the Metropolitan Police.[7] A Crisis Response Team (CRT) has been established in Chittagong, Sylhet and in Rajshahi that were trained in the United States and in Jordan.[8]

  1. ^ "S W A T - Special Weapons And Tactics". Facebook. Bangladesh Police. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b Alam, Niloy; Al Hasnat, Mahadi (6 November 2016). "DMP: SWAT team will root out militancy and terrorism". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ Jamil Khan, Mohammad (16 September 2017). "Special Police, RAB Units: Home considers risk allowance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "US-trained SWAT more powerful than RAB underway". The New Nation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NTV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Daily2017-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Strategic Plan 2018-2020" (PDF). Bangladesh Police. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ সিলেটে যাত্রা শুরু করল পুলিশের ক্রাইসিস রেসপন্স টিম. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.