The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed buying 1,001 specialised vehicles for Bangladesh Police at an estimated cost of Tk 2,281 crore, its first major fleet renewal since 2020. The list spans patrol cars, SWAT vans, water cannons, armoured carriers, freezer vans and six mobile surveillance vehicles, with delivery planned between October 2026 and June 2029.
Bangladesh Police has not bought specialised vehicles since 2020. A senior police official told The Business Standard that most vehicles in service are now 10 to 15 years old, while a normal service life is eight to ten years. The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded with a proposal to buy 1,001 specialised vehicles, which has been sent to the Planning Commission for approval after a Project Evaluation Committee meeting on 15 October.
The estimated cost is Tk 2,281 crore (about 22.8 billion Taka), spread over three fiscal years: Tk 447.66 crore in 2026-27, Tk 916.76 crore in 2027-28 and Tk 916.61 crore in 2028-29. The shopping list is broad: 100 specialised patrol cars, 55 prison vans, 15 SWAT vans, 20 water cannons, 20 crowd-control vehicles, 11 armoured personnel carriers, 13 specialised vans, 200 motorcycles plus 100 hill-area motorcycles, 50 utility vehicles for police dogs, 50 all-terrain vehicles and 80 small deployment vehicles.
Some items show how specialised the demand has become: 80 freezer vans for transporting the deceased, budgeted at Tk 96 crore; six mobile surveillance vehicles for intelligence work; 105 suburban vehicles for unit commanders; 10 vehicles for transporting police horses; and 15 speedboats plus 15 rescue boats for coastal and riverine operations. Police officials also noted that some vehicles would serve as mobile control rooms with advanced communication systems during operations.
This is a textbook replacement cycle: a fleet that aged past its service life, followed by a phased, multi-year budget. For procurement teams the lesson is to audit fleet age before it fails — and to structure large purchases in yearly tranches with clear technical specifications per body type, because freezer vans, surveillance units and patrol cars each have very different acceptance criteria.
Source: The Business Standard (Bangladesh)
This article is an original plain-language summary published by AUTOSMODS. Figures quoted belong to the original report.
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