Mohammad Wahidul Haque

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Mohammad Wahidul Haque
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (before 1971)
Service / branchFlag of the Bangladesh Army.svg  Bangladesh Army
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Years of service1966–1977
Rank Bangladesh-army-OF-5.svg Colonel
Unit Armoured Corps
Commands
Battles / wars Bangladesh Liberation War
Police career
Unit Chittagong Metropolitan Police
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BranchBangladesh Police Flag.svg Bangladesh Police
Service years1978–2005
StatusRetired
Rank Bangladesh Police Additional IGP Rank.svg Additional Inspector General
BP Two Star Plate.svg
Awards Bangladesh Police Medal - Service.png BPM (bar)

Mohammad Wahidul Haque is a former army and police officer. He is the former director general of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh. [1]

Career

Haque received a commission in the Pakistan Army in 1966. [2] In 1971, Haque was a captain in the Pakistan Army, stationed in Rangpur Cantonment, East Pakistan. He was the adjutant of the 29th Cavalry Regiment. After the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War in March 1971, his unit launched a crackdown on protests, killing many. He was transferred to West Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he returned to Bangladesh and joined the Bangladesh Army in 1973. He was sent into forced retirement from the army. [3]

In October 1978, Haque joined the Bangladesh Police with the rank of assistant superintendent. In 1988, he was appointed the commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. In 1991, he was appointed director of national security intelligence. In 1996, he became the acting director general of national security intelligence. He served in that capacity till 1997, when he was made the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports. The appointment was re-confirmed and extended in 2002. In October 2005, he retired from active duty with the rank of additional inspector general of police. [3]

On 24 April 2018, Haque was arrested from his residence in Baridhara DOHS over his role in the Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [2] Investigation into the massacre of Bengali and Santal civilians by soldiers based in Rangpur cantonment began in 2016. On 16 October 2019, the International Crimes Tribunal ordered the beginning of his criminal trial for war crimes. [2] He pleaded not guilty to the charges. [4]

Haque was freed on bail in October 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "ICT finalizes report against former NSI chief - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tribunal orders starting trial of Wahidul Haque's crimes against humanity". The Business Standard. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. 1 2 "War Crimes in 1971: Former NSI chief's trial next month". The Daily Star. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Ex-NSI DG of Bangladesh indicted for crimes against humanity". United News of India. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ ট্রাইব্যুনালে এনএসআইয়ের সাবেক ভারপ্রাপ্ত ডিজির জামিন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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