The document summarizes the functions of the Women Support and Investigation Division (WS&ID) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police of Bangladesh Police. The WS&ID has separate units for investigating cases related to women and children, providing rapid emergency response, and operating a Victim Support Centre. The Victim Support Centre is a specialized unit that provides services like legal aid, counseling, medical treatment, and temporary shelter to victims of crimes such as domestic violence, trafficking, rape, and dowry demands. It works in collaboration with partner NGOs to help victims in a timely, professional manner while protecting their legal rights.

2. Women Support and
Investigation Division
• Separate female police unit of
DMP of Bangladesh Police
•Almost all the service provider
are women
•Service is provided to the
women & children.
•24 hours open.

3. Wings of the WS&ID
1. Investigation Unit
2. Quick Response Team
3. Victim Support Centre

4. Investigation Unit
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Investigate the cases related to women and children repression or
harassment.
Case lodged in different police station of DMP
Investigation officer (women) can go deeper of the problem
Present Data of investigation in WS&ID :
Total
Disposal of cases
Under Investigation
147
91
56
Nature of cases :
Rape
Dowry
Sexual
Harassment
Offense committed by
combustible and like
other substance
Women &
Children
traffickin
g
Women &
Children
Abduction
Others
Total
36
59
16
4
12
19
1
147

6. Quick Response Team
Have some hotline numbers
24 hours service
After getting call or news about women repression or
harassment they rush to rescue.

7. Victim Support Centre (VSC)
VSC is a specialized unit under
Bangladesh Police where women &
child
victim
receive
timely,
professional and appropriate service
from the police officers and NGO
representatives together.

8. About VSC
• Service is provided by the
experts.
• Victim
of
domestic
violence, trafficking, rape,
dowry, abduction and so
on

9. Objectives

To enhance accessibility to report crimes
against women and children.
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To provide timely and professional services.
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To play an effective role in safeguarding
victims.
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To protect victims legal rights.
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To combine efforts of both GO and NGO.
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To protect the victim from repeat
victimization.
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To frame effective policy guidelines on
prevention of crime.
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To preserve information on crime against
women and children.

10. Partner NGO’s
1.
Ain O Shalish Kendra.
2.
Association for Community Development.
3.
Association for Correction and Social
Reclamation.
4.
Aparajeyo Bangladesh.
5.
Acid Survivors Foundation.
6.
Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers’
Association.
7.
Bangladesh Mohila Parishad.
8.
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust.
9.
Dhaka Ahsania Mission.
10. Marie stopes.

11. Partner NGO’s provide
1)
2)
3)
4)
Advocate
Counselor
Doctor
Shelter

12. How the victims come here ?
Victims come here in two ways:
•
Directly.
•
From the Police Station.

13. Work procedure of VSC
 Entry name & address
 Written Complaint
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VSC provide support like legal aid,
counseling, treatment etc.
05 days shelter (If needed).
 Partner NGO’s shelter home (If
needed)

14. Facilities
 Dormitory
 Garments & food
 Recreation and
indoor games
 Treatment
 service from nurse

15. Shelter
 05 days
 Some times more
than 05 days
 For long term-to
partner NGO’s

16. Legal aid
 Provided by
Advocate & Women
Police
 Legal aid to the
poor up to the judgment
(with the help of partner
NGOs)

17. Counseling
 Counselors provide
counseling.

18. Treatment

Doctors available
2 days a week

Rest of the days to
OCC and hospitals

Nurse is available

19. Mediation
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Domestic violence, dower, conflict between
husband and wife, fem problem and so on.
Unwilling to file a case.
VSC go for mediation.
Police & advocate keep their presence.
Written document.

20. Miscellaneous

Find out the guardians of the
missing child/missing
girl/domestic helper.

VSC publish missing news
through news paper.

Provide vehicle under DMP
area.

Sometimes provide traveling
allowances to the poor victim.

21. Case-1
Shamim:
• Disabled
• Two father
• court.
• DNA test.

22. Case-2
Nilufa
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Husband in Dubai
Italy
Pakistan
Money one Lac
Again two Lac
DB.
Provided vehicle, shelter, food.
Filed Case
Rescued
Another same case-Rubel.

23. Our Achievements
Provided service to 1352 victims.
Women friendly environment.
Neutrality.
Our honorable guests.

24. Our vision
To build safer community
for Bangladesh through
providing
professional
services to the women &
children.
Hope we will reach there with a short period of time.

25. Any Question ?