Police uniforms have changed over the ages for a number of reasons

Police - people all over the world are closely associated with this word. This army, rich in history, has been protecting people's life and property for ages, and there are various criticisms about them. People's anger, sadness, hatred towards the police is on one side; Similarly, the opposite side of the coin has pride, love and respect.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5, the police were not seen in public for 7 days. As there was fear in their minds, they also raised various demands to return to work. In the meantime, the police have returned to work after receiving various assurances from the interim government, including changing the uniform and logo. But now the most discussed issues of the police are - how will the police dress?

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Start with khaki color

At one time the color of Bangladesh police uniform was khaki. The history of this color dress is associated with the British period. Police system was introduced when our region was under British rule, but initially there was no prescribed dress code. After some time white clothes are made for them. But there was a problem with this outfit, that is, the white uniforms of the policemen got dirty very quickly while on duty. The British police officers were very disturbed by this.

As a result, policemen dyed their uniforms different colors to hide the dirt, which was embarrassing. In 1847, on the advice of British officer Sir Harry Lumsden, the police uniform was colored light yellow and brown. Then tea leaves and water were used to make the c

The people of the entire country are angry about the actions of the police force in the anti-quota discrimination movement. So many policemen also reported discomfort with the dress. This topic is old even though it has definitely changed. Since 2020, there has been a discussion on the issue of Bangladesh Police uniform change. A number of clothing trials for various police units also took place in early 2021. Still, Bangladesh police members did not get new clothes due to various reasons.

Recently, the police headquarters has formed a committee of ten members to change the uniform and logo of the police. According to the police logistics department, Bangladesh is analyzing the police uniforms of 10-15 countries of the developed world. The quality of the new uniform is being determined keeping in mind the quality of police clothes of these countries. According to the plan, the new uniform will also have half and full sleeve shirts.

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Determining the color of clothes

Law enforcement uniforms around the world are defined in two ways. The dress code of service organizations is mostly determined based on the country-time. For example, the color of police clothes in cold countries is black. There is an element of temperature retention involved in clothing.

In hot or temperate countries, police uniforms are white, gray or light colored, which reduce heat absorption. Another reason for the khaki uniforms of various service organizations in India or the region was the British colonial history.

British police opted for half pants and white. Because this color reflects the heat of the sun and protects from heat. Especially in hot weather they wore half pants. It has long since changed with the times.

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It will cost a lot of money

The number of members of Bangladesh Police is about two lakh. All police personnel are provided or funded by the force. As a result, a large amount of money has to be spent on changing the clothes of this large number of members. Even changing the logo will cost extra. Because the new logo has to be replaced in many cases including buildings, vehicles.

Former IGP of Bangladesh Police Mohammad Nurul Huda said that the expenditure is huge and in unproductive sectors. How well it will be in view of the current state of our economy, those who know the country's finances well can tell.

Current IGP Md. Moinul Islam said, 'This dress that is going on now is also long-standing. Many incidents have occurred in the recent movement by wearing this dress. So everyone welcomes the change.