Detective Branch গোয়েন্দা শাখা | |
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Abbreviation | DB |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1997 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Minto Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Parent agency | ![]() |
The Detective Branch (Bengali: গোয়েন্দা শাখা, romanized: Gōẏēndā śākhā; abbreviated as DB) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police. According to Human Rights Watch, there is extensive documentation of human rights violations by the Detective Branch and the Rapid Action Battalion.[1][2] According to Human Rights Watch, 70 percent of extrajudicial deaths involving the police involved the Detective Branch.[3][4][5]