Aminul Islam Khan | |
|---|---|
| Senior Secretary Public Security Division, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1 November 2022 –31 March 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister | Asaduzzaman Khan |
| Preceded by | Akhtar Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Mostafizur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1964 Bakerganj,Barisal |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Known for | Senior Secretary |
Md Aminul Islam Khan is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and former senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs. [1] [2] He was the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. [3] He was arrested and charged with murder of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. [4]
Khan joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986 as an admin cadre. [5] He was the first secretary of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Qatar. [5]
Khan had served as additional secretary of the Local Government Division. [6]
Khan was the secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division of the Ministry of Education in 2020 under Dipu Moni. [7] He was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs in February 2020. [8] [6] He was previously additional secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. [6] In March 2022,Khan was the director of SAARC and BIMSTEC wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [9] On 13 February,he was appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. [8] He was promoted to senior secretary in May. [10] He announced plans to open a hotline for education. [11] In October,he was transferred to the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs,responsible for law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh including Bangladesh Police. [12] He replaced Md Akhter Hossain as secretary. [12]
Khan was the senior secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. [13] Khan sent Md Mahbub Hakim,additional deputy inspector general of Tourist Police,and Md Alamgir Alam,additional deputy inspector general of Criminal Investigation Department,to forced retirement in November 2022. [14] In the last month he had sent three superintendents of police,Delwar Hossain Mia,Mirza Abdullahel Baqui,and Shahidullah Chowdhury to forced retirement. [14] He sent Md Ali Hossain Fakir to forced retirement. [15] He terminated Mizanur Rahman after he was arrested in a corruption case. [16]
Khan was arrested after the fall of the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in October 2024 from Banani. [17] [18] He was charged with the murder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist,Shamim,who died in 2023. [17] He was sent to jail along with Md. Nojibur Rahman. [17] Shamim had died after the rally of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was attacked by Awami League and Bangladesh Police. [19]