Md. Mukhlesur Rahman is a Bangladesh Police officer and former director general of the Rapid Action Battalion. [1] [2] During his term concerns were raised about human rights violations by Rapid Action Battalion personnel. [3] The United States used the Magnitsky Act against seven former and current officers of RAB; the first usage against Bangladesh in 2021. [4]
Rahman was born in Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila, Comilla District. [5]
Rahman joined the Bangladesh Police in 1986. [6]
In 2010, Rahman was the superintendent of police of Brahmanbaria District. [7] He served as a director of National Security Intelligence. [5]
Rahman was the deputy inspector general of the Rajshahi Range of Bangladesh Police since 2007. [6] [5] In September 2010, Rahman was appointed director general of the Rapid Action Battalion, an elite paramilitary unit. [6] He denied allegations of extrajudicial killings by the Rapid Action Battalion after his appointment. [8] He provided his statement to an inquiry committee of the Ministry of Public Administration into the Seven Murders of the Narayanganj. [9] He was questioned for two hours by Shahjahan Ali Mollah, additional secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. He rejected allegations of human rights violations by the Rapid Action Battalion. [10]
In December 2014, Benazir Ahmed was appointed director general of the Rapid Action Battalion replacing Rahman. [11] Rahman retired after leaving the post of director general. [12]