CAT: A Study on Bangladesh Compliance ethnic minority woman in the Chittagong metropolitan area who was gang-raped by four police constables.62 Although a draft Police Ordinance was formulated in 2007 to replace the century-old laws and ensure a certain degree of accountability, the draft did not see the light of day. The most important characteristic of the proposed law is that it tends to make police accountable to citizens, not to rulers. Under this proposed Ordinance, it is obligatory for each member of the police service to respect and protect the democratic and constitutional rights of all citizens. The draft provided for an independent authority to investigate any charge of abuse of power, violation of human rights, corruption, or nonperformance of duty.63 One very important task of this independent authority would be to monitor and investigate all incidents of death and rape in police custody. This would be the first ever institutional mechanism in Bangladesh for non-departmental independent investigation of offences committed by anyone in public service. The Case of Abdul Kadar: On July 16, 2011 at around 1:30 am, Khilgaon police on suspicion picked up Abdul Kadar, a student of biochemistry and molecular biology at Dhaka University, as he was walking back to his dormitory from a relative's house. He was later implicated in three cases, including one in connection with possession of 62 63 Ibid. Section 71 of the proposed Ordinance 2007. 45