Khandaker Al Moin

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Khandaker Al Moin
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Service/branchNaval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Navy
Years of service2000 - present
Rank 08.BNF-CDR.svg Commander
Battles/wars UNAMID
Police career
Unit Rapid Action Battalion [1]
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchBangladesh Police Flag.svg Bangladesh Police
Service years2007 – 2024
Rank Bangladesh Police Additional DIGP Rank.svg Director
Awards Bangladesh Police Medal - Service.png BPM (bar)
Bangladesh Police Medal.png BPM (bsa)

Khandaker Al Moin is a Bangladesh Navy Commander and former Legal and Media Wing Director of the Rapid Action Battalion. [2] He had defended Rapid Action Battalion after it was sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations. [3]

Career

Moin was commissioned in the 45th batch of Bangladesh Navy. [4]

From 2007 to 2010, Moin had served as the deputy director of the Intelligence Branch of Rapid Action Battalion headquarters. [4] He was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal for arresting the suspects in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case. [4]

Moin had served in the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur. [4]

In December 2019, Moin was sent to Rapid Action Battalion on deputation from Bangladesh Navy. [4] He was appointed Director of Communications and MIS Wing of Rapid Action Battalion. [4] He introduced Onsite Identification and Verification System to identify suspects detained on location. [5]

In March 2021, Moin was appointed director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion replacing Lieutenant colonel Ashiq Billah. [4] He had defended the human rights record of Rapid Action Battalion, which has been sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations. [6] [7] vHe said "Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB,". [8] In January 2022, he was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal again. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Commander S M Abul Kalam Azad Director of Legal and Media told drug peddler dies in cutody". The Daily Star . 25 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Old militants are reorganizing to destabilize the country: RAB | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "US sanction: Rab says it doesn't violate human rights, rather protects". The Daily Star. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Khandaker Al Moin takes charge as director of Rab's Legal and Media Wing". The Business Standard. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "অপরাধী শনাক্তে র‍্যাবের প্রযুক্তি ওআইভিএস যেভাবে কাজ করবে". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "'RAB doesn't abuse human rights, rather protects it'". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Samad, Harris (16 December 2021). "US sanctions on Bangladesh's RAB: What happened? What's next?". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "'Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB'". Prothomalo. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Khandaker Al Moin wins BPM award for outstanding performance". The Asian Age. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ↑ ariful@meghnanews.com.bd, Md Ariful Islam; প্রতিনিধি, নিজস্ব (22 January 2022). "বিপিএম সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন র‍্যাবের মিডিয়া পরিচালক কমান্ডার খন্দকার আল-মঈন". মেঘনা নিউজ. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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