PREVENTION OF CRIME

•  Surveillance on criminals.

•  Monitoring of crime and criminal records.

•  Beat patrolling, mobile and foot patrolling, surprise checks, combing operations and raids

•  Manning check posts

•  Participative policing at macro and micro level through Community Policing Committees (system of neighborhood watch).

•  System of preventive action under the Criminal Procedure Code, CMP Ordinance, and other preventive legislations

•  Special care is taken of juvenile offenders and atrocities against weaker sections, through specialized cells.

• Investigation and prosecution of offenders.

MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER

•  Maintenance of law and order during festivals, elections, communal and social disturbances, natural calamities.

•  Maintenance of Internal Security : VIP security and counter espionage.

•  Special Crime : White collar crime, check on drug abuse, extortion by gangsters, control over smuggling of arms, check on gang activities.

•  Traffic Management : Chittagong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Despite various constraints, Chittagong Metropolitan Police is known all over the country for its scientific and efficient management of traffic.

•  Traffic management of this magnitude is done with a special emphasis on the training of officers. There is also a thrust on public education and effective enforcement.

OTHER DUTIES

•  Enquiring into non-cognizable cases, accidental deaths, accidental fires, etc.

•  Enquiring about missing persons.

•  Registration of foreign nationals and related enquiries.

•  Escorting the treasury, prisoners, juvenile offenders, run-away girls.

•  Verification of character, antecedents and records for issuance of passports, arms licenses and other licenses, for government employment, domestic servants whenever required, etc.

•  Implementation of various social legislations aimed for protecting the weaker sections of the society and monitoring their social status.

•  CMP helps in restoring runaway children to their families, introducing destitute women to a decent way of life and counseling in social, family and personal discords.

•  CMP actively participates in restoring normalcy in the aftermath of any social turmoil, including communal riots/natural calamities by participating in relief and rehabilitation of the victims by organizing the collection of food, clothing, medicines, blood and even money.

•  CMP regularly organizes blood donation camps for helping the needy.

•  CMP arranges rallies and seminars on anti-drug, anti-trafficking campaign.