Detective Branch
| গোয়েন্দা শাখা | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1997 |
| Type | Police intelligence |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Minto Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Employees | 34,000 personnel (about) |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Parent department | |
| Parent agency | Bangladesh Police |
The Detective Branch (Bengali: গোয়েন্দা শাখা, romanized: Gōẏēndā śākhā; abbreviated as DB) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police. It mostly deals with investigative activities and special operations in sensitive cases and places. The main task of the detectives of this unit is to collect the information behind the news from the grass root level for the purpose of investigating the events of any serious hidden crime or unsolved historical crime. Also, if necessary, they arrest those who are suspicious individuals.