DMP counter-terrorism unit starts functioning
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, a newly formed specialised unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), started functioning on Tuesday aiming to combat cyber crimes, terror financing and mobile bank related crimes.
Newly promoted Additional Commissioner (DIG Rank) Monirl Islam who acted as the Joint Commissioner of Detective Branch of the DMP joined the CTTC unit as its head.
Talking to reporters at DMP media centre yesterday, Additional Commissioner Monir said some specialised units of the DB like bomb disposal unit, newly formed K-9 unit (Dog Squad), crime scene unit, cyber crime unit and sawat team (Special Weapons and Tactics) have been merged with the CTTC.
However, the Detective Branch will function as usual. The DB will get soon one more division styled Serious Crime, he added. The CTTC unit has been formed initially with 600 members, including one joint commissioner, four deputy commissioners (DCs), 10 ADCs and 20 ACs, and the rest are from the ranks of inspectors and constables.
The CTTC unit will also conduct research after collecting terrorism-related information and also deal with terror financing, including mobile financial services, alongside transnational crimes, human trafficking, smuggling of drugs and illegal firearms and fake currency, Monirul Islam said.
Under the unit, there are four divisions-counter-terrorism, crisis management, mobile financing crime and transnational crimeeach under one DC, he added.
