Bangladeshi American Police Association (BAPA) is a professional association of police officers of Bangladeshi origin who are working in New York City and other police departments. The association was founded in 2015. The association is primarily a networking group and it represents itself as a collective voice of the nation’s Bangladeshi American Police Officers. It is a not-for-profit, secular, democratic organization.
The mission of the Bangladeshi American Police Association (BAPA) is to foster relationship through camaraderie and esprit de corps among Law Enforcement Officers of Bangladeshi heritage; and foster relationship of good will through community outreach. The association also helps and encourages qualified Bangladesh Americans to join NYPD and other law enforcement agencies.
Activities of Bangladeshi American Police Association (BAPA) include:
- Annual picnic
- Annual dinner
- Monthly/quarterly membership meeting
- Police department outreach
BAPA works to
- raise awareness for specific social cause
- organize recruitment drives
- assist and/or advise in getting city services
- be a conduit for PD and/or other city agencies for the community
- be a positive role model and mentor to Bangladeshi youths, etc.