Tourist Police (Bangladesh)

Tourist Police
**ট্যুরিস্ট পুলিশ**
Tourist Police; ট্যুরিস্ট পুলিশ
	Insignia of Tourist Police
Agency overview
Formed	2013; 11 years ago
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Bangladesh
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Fareast Tower, Topkhana Road, Puran Paltan, Dhaka 1000
Elected officer responsible	Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Minister of Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Md. Abu Kalam Siddique, BPM, PPM, Addl. Inspector General;
Parent agency	Bangladesh Police
Website
	tourist.police.gov.bd
	Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige; ; Combat uniform: Navy Blue, Yankees Blue;

Tourist Police (Bengali: ট্যুরিস্ট পুলিশ, romanized: Ṭyurisṭa puliśa) is a special branch of the Bangladesh Police,^[1] responsible for investigating crimes against tourists and providing security in tourist areas.^[2]^[3]^[4] Additional IG Md. Abu Kalam Siddique is the chief of Tourist Police.

^ "Changes made to the top positions in Bangladesh Police". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "Tourism gone wild". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "Cox's Bazar ready to welcome tourists". Dhaka Tribune. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "A police force for tourists' security". The Daily Star. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[1] "Changes made to the top positions in Bangladesh Police". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[2] "Tourism gone wild". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[3] "Cox's Bazar ready to welcome tourists". Dhaka Tribune. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[4] "A police force for tourists' security". The Daily Star. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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