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At least 1,000 of the department’s 34,000 officers belong to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. They are members of the latest immigrant group to join the force.
By Maia Coleman
At least 1,000 of the department’s 34,000 officers belong to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. They are members of the latest immigrant group to join the force.
U.S.
Immigration
Supported by
At least 1,000 of the department’s 34,000 officers belong to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. They are members of the latest immigrant group to join the force.
By Maia Coleman

New York's police commissioner promoted slain officer Didarul Islam to detective during his funeral at a Bronx mosque on Thursday…

Heroic Bangladeshi immigrant NYPD officer killed in Manhattan mass shooting, praised for saving lives and ultimate sacrifice.

Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and…

Officer Islam donated thousands of dollars to help establish a local mosque in his largely Bangladeshi neighborhood in the Bronx,…

Mayoral candidates and police officials will be among those attending the ceremony for Police Officer Didarul Islam, who was…

Didarul Islam, 36, had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, and was expecting a third child with his pregnant wife.