Zabaniyah
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I'd say it boils down to the type of (ahem) 'talent' they attract.
It's of course not the best of the best, even considering the graft you can cash in.
That said - it still is somewhat better than the police of a lot of the neighboring countries (especially RAB) - which varies.
It isn't about being the best of the best. It is about the ability of doing one's job. This is not to blame them on an individual level. The whole force is largely dysfunctional with almost zero oversight. There's way too much politics, corruption and an attitude of indifference to protect the citizens of the country.
I guess such surveillance system already exists in Bangladesh, albeit, in a lesser amount. There have been some purchases of advanced surveillance systems from Italy (with Israeli design) by RAB in recent years. Also, there have been major hacking fests and workshops sponsored by the government for possible recruitment into RAB's Cyber Cell. Besides, BTRC seems to have reached a deal with Facebook; DMP now claims that Facebook in Bangladesh is controlled from the BTRC office.
However, all these surveillance activities seem to be directed towards suppressing the opposition parties. End of the day, everything comes down to the willingness of the government. For that, they really need to get rid of their regime insecurity...
The truth is that the regime only care about their personal security. They don't care about citizens despite all the lala talk.
And would those help boost RAB's credibility? I do not think so considering what had happened. They still have quite a few bad apples working there (Narayanganj murders ring a bell?) which doesn't help cement public's trust in them - The trust part is very important no matter what technologies they have. Hostage rescue is one of their tasks. It was, and never should be the job of the military.
See, there's a reason why the police and the military are separate. The police exist to protect the people. The military on the other hand fights the nation's enemies and ultimately destroy them. When the two are put together, the enemies become the people.
It should be no surprise that the majority of the corruption within government quarters are in the police force. I am sure you've seen on-duty police officers playing on their cell phones. That should never happen! Another example is putting all these zig-zag checkpoints in Gulshan creating a lot of traffic in the area (before the attacks). What for? There are serious loopholes in regards to coordination and who reports to whom. Let alone discipline and morale.
Those are just some examples.
Public perception of the police in general are largely very negative. Change can only occur abruptly. Call me a pessimist, but more of these attacks will come. The public are nervous.