Md. Atiqul Islam is an additional inspector general of crime and operation of the Bangladesh Police. [1] [2] He is a former chief of the Bangladesh Highway Police. [3]
Islam was born on 10 June 1966 in Rangpur District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [4] He did his undergrad in pharmacology at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. [4] He completed his master's in philosophy at Jahangirnagar University. [4]
Islam joined the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre in 1991. [4] Islam was the assistant superintendent of police of Armed Police Battalion-6 in Barisal and Armed Police Battalion-8. [4]
In September 2014, Islam was appointed deputy inspector general of Bangladesh Police headquarters. [5]
Deputy Inspector General Md. Atiqul Islam was transferred from police headquarters to Highway Police replacing Mallick Faqrul Islam who was transferred to Special Branch in October 2016. [6] Islam was the chief of the Highway Police from 6 November 2016 to 2 July 2019. [7] He was replaced by Barrister Mahbubur Rahman. [7] He was the president of President of Bangladesh Police Handball Club. [8]
In May 2021, Islam was promoted to additional inspector general from deputy inspector general. [9] He was serving as the chief of River Police/Naval Police. [9] He is a director of Community Bank Bangladesh Limited. [10] He called for increased invigilation over police case investigations. [11] In December 2023, he ordered the police to increase raids to find stolen cellphones. [12]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Islam was sent into forced retirement along with additional IGP Anwar Hossain and additional commissioner Md. Asaduzzaman. [13]
Islam is married to Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industries. [14]