Taslim Ahmed

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Taslim Ahmed was the last Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan and the first Home Secretary of Bangladesh under President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [1] [2]

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Career

Ahmed was the appointed Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan on 22 January 1970. [3] [4] He expressed support for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after Mujib won the 1970 Pakistani general election. [5] He supported the Bengali people during the Non-cooperation movement (1971). [6] He served till 17 May 1971. [3] Mozaffar Ahmed Chowdhury, a non-Bengali police officer, replaced him. [6] He was on a grey list and transferred to West Pakistan. [7]

Ahmed was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971. [8] His appointment was controversial as he allegedly supported Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [8]

Death

Ahmed died on 29 February 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Behera, Navnita Chadha (2000). People-to-people Contact in South Asia. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 73. ISBN   978-81-7304-350-5.
  2. ↑ "Myth, reality and Rakkhi Bahini". The Daily Star. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. 1 2 "Bangladesh Police". www.police.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. 1 2 "Obituary". The Daily Star. 2012-03-06. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  5. ↑ "The role of police in the Liberation War". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. 1 2 "Police in Liberation War". Bangladesh Police . Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (অষ্টম খণ্ড).pdf/৫৫৫ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  8. 1 2 Kareem, Saiyeed Shahjada Al (2021-04-14). Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema. Bangladesh Film Archive. p. 39. ISBN   978-984-95330-0-9.
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