Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesdy said currently there are a total of 188,724 police personnel in Bangladesh, of which 175,333 are male and 13,391 female.
He said this while responding to a tabled question placed by treasury bench lawmaker Nurunnabi Chowdhury of Bhola -3 in the parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
The minister said the government has taken a number of policies, including the National Women Development Policy-2011, so that more women can join the police force.
Responding to another tabled question placed by Awami League lawmaker Haji Selim of Dhaka-7, Asaduzzaman said the government has no plan right now to construct residential quarters at thana level.
“But, if necessary, steps could be taken to build quarters at thana level as per the demand of districts or units concerned,” he said, reports BSS.