AKM Shahidur Rahman

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AKM Shahidur Rahman
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12th Director General of Rapid Action Battalion
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 August 2024
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchBangladesh Police Flag.svg Bangladesh Police
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Rank Bangladesh Police Additional IGP Rank.svg Additional IGP
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AKM Shahidur Rahman is a Bangladeshi police officer and incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion. [1] [2]

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Early life

Rahman was born in Barisal District. [3] He did his bachelors in social studies at the University of Dhaka. [4] He completed his masters at the Bangladesh University of Professionals. [4]

Career

Rahman joined Bangladesh Police from the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991. [3] [4] He completed the Basic Military Training Course at the Bangladesh Military Academy and police training at the Bangladesh Police Academy. [4] He completed the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, Bangladesh. [4]

Rahman had served as the superintendent of police of Noakhali District and Shariatpur District. [5]

In August 2008, Rahman was appointed deputy police commissioners of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. [6] He had been serving as the superintendent of police of Bagerhat District. [6] He was the Additional Police Commissioner of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police in 2015. [7]

Rahman was part of an Anti-Terrorism operation in which Bangladesh Police detained about 12 thousand people, many of whom according to Rahman were Islamic militants, in June 2016. [8] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said more than 21 hundred of its members were detained as well. [8]

Rahman was promoted to additional inspector general of police in February 2024 while serving in Police Telecom. [9]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Rahman was appointed director general of Rapid Action Battalion replacing Barrister Md Harun-or-Rashid on 7 August 2025. [10] He was previously named the coordinator of Bangladesh Police. [11] There were major changes in the police after the government changeover. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mainul Hasan new DMP commissioner; Shahidur Rahman RAB DG". The Daily Star. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27.
  2. ↑ "AKM Shahidur Rahman new RAB DG, Md Mainul Hasan new DMP commissioner". The Business Standard . August 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Major shakeup in police high-ups". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shahidur Rahman Takes Charge as Director General of RAB". 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. ↑ cpadmin (2024-08-08). "Shahidur Rahman Takes Charge as Director General of RAB" . Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  6. 1 2 "Shake-up in police admin". The Daily Star. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  7. ↑ "CNG-run auto-rickshaw strike withdrawn in port city". The Daily Star. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  8. 1 2 "Fatwa against secret killings in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  9. ↑ "14 police officials promoted to Addl IG". The Daily Star. 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  10. ↑ "AKM Shahidur Rahman new RAB DG | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  11. ↑ "Shahidur Rahman named coordinator of police". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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