Md. Asaduzzaman (police officer)

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Md. Asaduzzaman is the retired deputy inspector general and former chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit. [1] [2] [3]

Career

On 8 November 2017, Asaduzzaman was promoted to additional deputy inspector general while serving as the superintendent of police of Bogra District. [4]

Asaduzzaman had served in the Special Branch of Bangladesh Police. [5] He is a former additional commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. [5]

Asaduzzaman was appointed chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in April 2021. [6] He replaced Monirul Islam. [7] 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. [8] [9]

In October 2023, Asaduzzaman prevented Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from holding a rally at Motijheel after Bangladesh Police denied them permission. [10] He denied allegations that Haris Farooqi, head of Indian branch of the Islamic State, was in Bangladesh. [11] He detained the chief of Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. [12] He worked on security for the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka. [13] [14]

On 21 August 2024, the interim government of Bangladesh sent him on forced retirement due to public cause. [1] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Three senior police officers sent into forced retirement". Prothom Alo . 21 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27.
  2. "CTTC Chief: Nagad contributes to economic growth". Dhaka Tribune . 31 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. "No security threat centring Aug 15: Asaduzzaman". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. "33 promoted to ADIG". Jagonews24.com . 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Asaduzzaman made CTTC chief". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  6. "Asaduzzaman appointed new CTTC chief". The Daily Star. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  7. "Asaduzzaman new CTTC chief". www.thefinancetoday.net. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  8. "CTTC Chief: Mastermind behind militant escape from custody identified". Dhaka Tribune . 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. "Mastermind identified: CTTC". Prothom Alo. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  10. "Legal action to be taken if Jamaat tries to hold rally: CTTC Chief". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  11. "CTTC chief denies IS India head Farooqi was in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  12. "CTTC arrests Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya founder, wife". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  13. "No risk of militant attacks centring polls: CTTC chief". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  14. "No militancy threats over JS polls: CTTC chief". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  15. বাধ্যতামূলক অবসরে সিটিটিসি প্রধান আসাদুজ্জামান [CTTC chief Asaduzzaman on forced retirement]. Janakantha. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2025.