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Women working in challenging professions not far from reality
DHAKA, Mar 7, 2019 (BSS) – Now-a-days it is not far from reality that women are serving the nation working in different challenging professions, including Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police. Their performances are being marked by high degree of sincerity, commitment and professionalism.
It is no exception for Commanding Officer of Barisal Zone Rab-8 and Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Atika Islam who said, “I have been working for last 21 years in Bangladesh Police. I am performing my job with utmost sincerity and dignity. Nobody treats me as a woman.”
Atika Islam said, “It (police) is a challenging job for all. A job under the police force is like a team work. So, both male and female should work together for brightening the image of the police force through providing better services to the people”.
Female members of Bangladesh Police should work equally with their male counterparts for achieving the highest professional excellence, she added.
“I have got cent percent cooperation from male colleagues in professional life. I qualified in the 18th batch of BCS in 1999 and after completing provisional period I joined as assistant police commissioner in Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP),” Atika Islam said.
The Police Headquarters sources said there are a total of 13,177 female members serving in different units of the Bangladesh Police. In the police force, percentage of female members of police is nearly 7.
Of them, 274 are working in officer ranks, including one additional inspector general, four additional digs, 72 superintendents of police, 101 additional superintendents of police and 96 assistant police supers.
In the army, as many as 10 female army officials have been promoted to the post of Lieutenant Colonel this year.
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Amir said, “Job in Bangladesh army is of course challenging for both male and female. Female army officials are working with dignity and dedication. In the army challenges are not different for woman army officers”.
After the birth of Bangladesh, female can only join in medical branch of the army.
In 2013, woman soldiers were recruited in Bangladesh army for the first time.
According to the information provided by the Inter-Army Military Directorate, women joined as the first army cadets in 2000 while there is currently one woman to the rank of Major General in Bangladesh Army.
Last September, Dr Susane Giti was promoted as the first female Major General under the Medical Core in the Bangladesh Army as well as the Armed Forces Division.
From this year, women are being recruited as lieutenant colonels in the army’s fighting force for the first time. Currently a total of five women are serving as lieutenant colonels.
According to the Army Directorate, the number of women officers currently in the country is approximately 900. Of them, 400 women officers are absorbed in the regular commission.
There are about 2,000 women soldiers while 47 army officers are serving in the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission.
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