ABM Bazlur Rahman

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ABM Bazlur Rahman is a retired police officer and former commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. [1] [2]

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Early life

Rahman did his master's in economics at the University of Dhaka. [3] He is a member of the Bangladesh Economics Association. [4]

Career

Rahman has served in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [5]

From 7 November 1999 to 30 November 2000, Rahman was the director of Training of the Police Staff College, Bangladesh. [6] From 2001 to 2002, Rahman served in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. [5] In September 2003, he was promoted to deputy inspectors general. [7]

In November 2006, Rahman was appointed commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. [8] He replaced Naeem Ahmed as commissioner. [9] Naeem had served less than 48 hours as commissioner before being replaced by Rahman. [10] He met President Iajuddin Ahmed in November 2006 along with director generals of Rapid Action Battalion and Bangladesh Rifles, and Inspector General of Police. [11] In January 2007, he led raid of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in detaining more than a thousand supporters of the Awami League ahead of a program of the party. [12] Three thousand people were detained in mass arrests after Rahman provided each police station under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police with a target number of detainees. [13] [14]

Rahman was made officer on special duty in July 2007 along with Director General of Rapid Action Battalion SM Mizanur Rahman. [15]

Rahman is a director of Administration of the Independent University, Bangladesh. [3] [16]

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