A village police patrols the union day and night.
Investigates and suppresses all matters related to the crime and assists the police in arresting the culprits as much as possible.
Assists the Chairman and the Union Parishad in discharging their official duties.
If there is no other instruction, he informs the officer-in-charge of the concerned police station about the condition of the area every fortnight.
Notices the movements of people of bad character in the union and occasionally informs the officer-in-charge of the police station. He also informed the officer-in-charge of the police station about the presence of any suspicious person from the adjoining area.
A person hiding in the union, who has no public income to support his life or who cannot give a satisfactory answer about his own identity, reports to the officer-in-charge of the police station.
He informed the officer-in-charge of the police station about all the issues which could lead to disputes, riots or disturbances and disturb the peace of the people.
The union immediately informs the officer-in-charge of the police station if any information is found about the following offenses or the possibility of their occurrence. E.g.
Riot,
Secretly removing corpses and concealing birth information,
Pushing a child out of the house to death,
Damage caused by fire,
Poisoning or harming cattle,
Attempted homicide or suicide and attempted to commit the above mentioned crime or offense.
Any person involved in a felony or against whom a reasonable charge has been raised or credible information has been obtained or there is a good reason to be involved in a criminal act.
If the demolition equipment is found in the possession of a person without a valid reason.
If any person is found guilty by any order of the government or under the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898 (Act No. 5 of 1896).
Any person in whose possession there is a good reason to suspect that the goods or goods are stolen goods or if he sees these goods and suspects that he is involved in a crime.
If a person escapes or attempts to escape from legal custody or supervision.
If a person forces a government employee to perform his official duties.
If a person is rightly suspected to be a fugitive soldier of Bangladesh Army, Navy or Air Force.
If any of the released offenders violates any provision of sub-section (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898 (Section 5 of Act No. 5 of 1896).
Try your best to mediate in order to stop or stop the offense described in the above paragraph or any offense acceptable in court.
The Registrar of Births and Deaths informed the Union Council about the preservation and births and deaths.
If any epidemic or contagious disease or insect infestation occurs in human or animal or crop in a large scale, it immediately informs the Union Parishad about it.
Inform the Union Parishad immediately if there is any damage or defect in any dam or irrigation.
Provides any local information for government purposes.
He assists the revenue staff in collecting and collecting rent or land development tax, local tax, fees or other dues.
Inform the Union Parishad of any offense under the ordinance if it is known or if it is known about the intent of the incident.
He immediately informs the Union Parishad about the damage or obstruction or unlawful possession of any movable or immovable property vested in the Union Parishad or the Union Parishad and mediates to prevent such loss, obstruction or unjust occupation.
Issues warrants on the residence or property of any resident under the direction of the Union Parishad.
The village police can make arrests in the following cases without a magistrate's order and warrant or arrest warrant:
The common man helps a person when he is legally arrested and informs the officer-in-charge of the police station about such arrest without delay.
If a government employee or a common man working in the village arrests a person temporarily under any law, he assumes his responsibility and will immediately bring to the notice of the officer-in-charge of the police station the person or persons he has assumed responsibility or the person or persons he has arrested. Provided, however, that if any person or persons are arrested in the dark of night, he or she may be placed under legal supervision in the village. But the next morning they had to be produced at the police station as early as possible.
At various times he performed the duties entrusted to him by law. In addition to the above functions, the village police also played an important role as members of various religious, social and cultural organizations in the area.
In case of unusual death or murder, he guards the body and stays with the body till he reaches the police station.
He always stays with the police when they come to the area.
When high level government officials visit, they provide all possible assistance.
The court issued the date of litigation and acted on the orders of the chairman and members of the union council.
The village court is present during the trial.
The village police work under the joint control of the Thana and the Union Parishad; Every week they attend the police station and the Union Parishad from time to time.