Armed Police Battalion

Armed Police Battalion
আর্মড পুলিশ ব্যাটালিয়ন
Insignia of Armed Police Battalion
Insignia of Armed Police Battalion
AbbreviationAPBn
Mottoঅপরাজেয়
Unbeatable
Agency overview
Formed1 October, 1975 (1975)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBangladesh
Governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument
  • The Armed Police Battalion Ordinance, 1979
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersAPBn Complex, Uttara, Dhaka
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyBangladesh Police
Facilities
Battalions12 battalion
Armored vehiclesOtokar Cobra, IAG Guardian, STREIT Typhoon
HelicoptersBell 407
Website
www.rab.gov.bd, apbn.police.gov.bd
Service uniform: Yankees Blue, Light French Beige
   
Combat uniform: Dolphin Gray, Pale Spring Bud, Indigo, Royal Brown
    

The Armed Police Battalion is a specialised combat unit of the Bangladesh Police.[1][2] It is headquartered in Dhaka.[3] The unit has 11 battalions under its command and the Special Security and Protection Battalion has two battalions.[4] Airport Armed Police Battalion is responsible for protecting the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.[5]

  1. ^ "Now Moulvibazar under grip of terror". Dhaka Tribune. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Little progress in police reform". The Daily Star. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sagar-Runi murder: Kamal 'uninformed' about current status of investigation". Dhaka Tribune. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Police". police.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ Report, Star Online (4 October 2019). "2,280 yaba pills recovered from man's stomach". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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