The Bangladesh Police is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh,operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace,and enforcement of law and order within Bangladesh. Though the police are primarily concerned with the maintenance of law and order and security of persons and property of individuals,they also play a big role in the criminal justice system. Bangladesh Police played an important role during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
The Criminal Investigation Department is a specialized intelligence and investigation wing of the Bangladesh Police. It is headquartered in Malibagh,Dhaka and maintains a training school named the Detective Training School. Personnel attached to this wing essentially work in plain clothes. Mohammad Ali Mia,BPM,PPM is the head of the Criminal Investigation Department.
The Bangladesh Technical Education Board is a state regulatory board responsible for monitoring and developing technical and vocational education in the secondary level (SSC),2-year higher secondary level (HSC/Vocational),4-year Diploma in Agriculture,4-year Diploma in Engineering degree and 4-year Diploma in Medical Technology degree throughout the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The board sets the curriculum,develops learning materials,grants affiliation to technical and vocational institutions,governs admissions,conducts examination,and awards diploma certifications.
The Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT),also known as Ansar-al Islam Bangladesh or Ansar Bangla is a pan-Islamist militant organization in Bangladesh,implicated in many activities including attacks and murders of atheist bloggers from 2013 to 2015. The organisation was outlawed by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 25 May 2015,days after the Ashulia bank robbery. The group has been claimed by police to be linked to Islami Chhatra Shibir,the student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Khondakar is a Bengali Muslim surname found in Bangladesh and neighbouring regions.
Hassan Mahmood Khandker is a former Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 26th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police from 31 August 2010 to 30 December 2014. He was the longest serving Inspector General in Bangladesh Police's history. It was during his tenure that Bangladesh Police got Independence Day Award. Moreover,rank badge of the IGP upgraded to 3-star general in his time,earlier IGP was bearing two-star general rank badge since 1983.
Ekramul Karim Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Noakhali-4.
Young Bangla is an initiative launched by the Bangladeshi government in 2014. The Young Bangla Programme comprises several schemes involving youth-led organizations.
Habibur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi police officer. He served as 35th commissioner of DMP. Prior to join here he was head of the Tourist Police. From 2019 to 2022,he was deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka Range,and DIG of administration and discipline at the police headquarters in Dhaka. He was sent into retirement from government service in public interest according to the provisions of section no. 45 of the Public Service Act,2018.
Ashulia bank robbery was a robbery of the Ashulia branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited by members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team,both of which are Jihadist terror organizations,to raise funds for terror attacks in 2015. The terrorists killed 7 civilians in the bank during the robbery and one terrorist was killed while fleeing the scene. In 2016,six of the robbers were sentenced to death for their part in the robbery.
Md. Monirul Islam is former additional inspector general of the Bangladesh Police who served as head of the Special Branch.
Asaduzzaman Mia,is a retired Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 33rd Police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police,the longest serving commissioner and a former chief executive officer of National Security Affairs Cell under the Cabinet Division. During his tenure as DMP Commissioner,Dhaka Metropolitan Police was considered to be at its peak.
Shafiqul Islam is a retired police officer who served as the 34th police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was made the DMP commissioner on 14 September 2019. He previously served as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department.
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun is a Bangladeshi police officer who was sacked for involvement in mass killing during the Bangladesh student protest. He is now in custody. Mamun served as the 31st Inspector general of Bangladesh Police (IGP) who served from 30 September 2022 to 6 August 2024. Previously,he served as director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). He was made the DG of RAB in April 2020. Prior to join RAB,he was the chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura is one of the prominent government official who holds different position during his government service holder. He was the Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board. He served as Secretary of Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs from 2011 to 2018.. He served As an Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh) from 2010 to 2011. Before that,he was holding the position of Additional Inspector General. of Bangladesh Police which is the Second in Command on Bangladesh Police.
From 13 to 19 October 2021,Muslim mobs instigated communal violence against Hindu communities across Bangladesh during the Durga Puja festival,in response to a viral video where Quran was kept under a temple idol's feet. More than 50 temples and makeshift worship arrangements were vandalised all over Bangladesh.
Banaj Kumar Majumder is a Bangladeshi retired police officer. He was additional IGP of the Bangladesh Police and former chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation. Prior to joining PBI,he was additional commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police in the rank of additional DIG. He came into limelight when he was SP of Cox's Bazar District.
Devdas Bhattacharya is a Bangladeshi police officer who served as Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police and the Chief of Bangladesh Railway Police. He is the former deputy inspector general (DIG) of Mymensingh Range and Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police.
Syed Nurul Islam is a former deputy inspector general of the Bangladesh Police and former in charge of Dhaka Range. He is the former deputy commissioner of Motijheel Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. He was the additional deputy commissioner of Ramna Division.
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