Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh)

Criminal Investigation Department
অপরাধ তদন্ত বিভাগ
AbbreviationCID
Agency overview
Formed1972 (1972)
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyBangladesh
Operations jurisdictionBangladesh
Size148,460 km2 (57,320 sq mi)
Population162 million
Governing bodyMinistry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument
  • The Police Act, 1861
Operational structure
HeadquartersMalibagh, Dhaka
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency Bangladesh Police
Website
www.cid.gov.bd

The Criminal Investigation Department (Bengali: অপরাধ তদন্ত বিভাগ, romanized: Aparādha tadanta bibhāga; abbreviated as CID) is a specialized intelligence and investigation wing of the Bangladesh Police. It is headquartered in Malibagh, Dhaka and maintains a training school named the Detective Training School. Personnel attached to this wing essentially work in plain clothes. Additional IGP. MD. Sibgat Ullah, PPM, BPM is the current chief of CID.