Fatema Begum

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Fatema Begum is a retired Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, second highest rank, and the first woman to join the police as a cadre officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service. [1]

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Begum is a director of Bangladesh Finance. [2]

Early life

Begum was born on 14 April 1958 in Munshiganj District, East Bengal, Pakistan. [3] She graduated from the Central Women's College and her masters at the University of Dhaka in botany. [3] She studied at the University of Adelaide with a scholarship from Australian Aid. [3]

Career

Begum joined Bangladesh Police on 21 January 1986 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police after passing the Bangladesh Civil Service, the first woman to do so. [3] [4] She was harassed by her colleague during training and the other female cadre quite during training at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. [1] [5] She requested to be removed from the police cadre due to the constant harassment but her request was denied. [1] Begum served in Tangail District and Khagrachari District. [3] She was an Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. [3] She was promoted to Superintendent of Police and appointed to Police Telecom. [3]

Begum was the Superintendent of Police of Thakurgaon District. [3] She served in a peacekeeping mission of the United Nations. [3] She was transferred to the Special Branch in 2007, [6] and later served as the Commandant of the Special Branch Training School. [3] She was the director of investigations of Rapid Action Battalion. [3] She was a Deputy Inspector General of Special Branch. [3] Begum was the rector of Police Staff College. [7] In 2017, she was awarded the Bangladesh Police Women Award by Bangladesh Police headquarter. [8] [9] She retired in 2018. [10]

On 31 July 2023, Begum was appointed director of Bangladesh Finance. [11]

References

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  2. "Fatema Begum joins board of directors of Bangladesh Finance". The Business Standard. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
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  6. "Major shakeup in police admin". The Daily Star. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. "Overcoming decades of negligence, women officers play key role in police". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. "Policewomen honoured for their contribution". Dhaka Tribune . 20 April 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. "21 personnel, two organisations win". The Daily Star. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. "BNP, Jamaat plan to kill police officers, says PM Hasina". Prothom Alo . 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  11. "Fatema Begum Joins Bangladesh Finance as Director". The Daily Messenger. Retrieved 2024-09-15.