Md. Asaduzzaman (police officer)

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Md. Asaduzzaman is the deputy inspector general and chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit. [1] [2]

Career

On 8 November 2017, Asaduzzaman was promoted to additional deputy inspector general while serving as the superintendent of police of Bogra District. [3]

Asaduzzaman had served in the Special Branch of Bangladesh Police. [4] He is a former additional commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. [4]

Asaduzzaman was appointed chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in April 2021. [5] He replaced Monirul Islam. [6] He led the investigation into the jail break of two members of Ansar al-Islam, who had been sentenced to death for the murder of Faisal Abedin Deepan, from the Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate Court using pepper spray in November 2022. [7] [8]

In October 2023, Asaduzzaman prevented Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from holding a rally at Motijheel after Bangladesh Police denied them permission. [9] He denied allegations that Haris Farooqi, head of Indian branch of the Islamic State, was in Bangladesh. [10] He detained the chief of Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. [11] He worked on security for the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka. [12] [13]

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  2. ↑ "No security threat centring Aug 15: Asaduzzaman". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  3. ↑ "33 promoted to ADIG". Jagonews24.com . 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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  5. ↑ "Asaduzzaman appointed new CTTC chief". The Daily Star. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  8. ↑ "Mastermind identified: CTTC". Prothom Alo. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Legal action to be taken if Jamaat tries to hold rally: CTTC Chief". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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