Barrister Mahbubur Rahman is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and the former chief of the Criminal Investigation Department.[1]
Mahbubur Rahman | |
|---|---|
মাহবুবুর রহমান | |
| 14th Chief Executive of Criminal Investigation Department | |
| In office 5 May 2020 – 30 July 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Preceded by | Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Mia |
| 2nd Chief Executive of Police Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office 4 June 2015 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Preceded by | Md. Shahabuddin Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Banaj Kumar Majumder, BPM(Bar), PPM |
| 24th Police Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police | |
| In office 21 October 2013 – 20 November 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Preceded by | SM Monir-uz-Zaman |
| Succeeded by | Md. Shamsuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka
Police Training Bangladesh Police Academy |
| Awards | President Police Medal (PPM) |
| Police career | |
| Unit | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Department | Criminal Investigation Department |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Police |
| Status | retired |
| Rank |  Addl. IGP |
Early life and education
editRahman completed his graduate studies from the University of Dhaka in 1985.[2]
In 2009, Rahman completed his law degree from a university in the United Kingdom and joined Lincoln's Inn.[2]
Career
editRahman joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in December 1989 as an assistant superintendent of police.[2] From 1991 to 1995, he served as the assistant police commissioner of the Khulna Metropolitan Police and later the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[2] In 1997, he served in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Angola and in Kosovo in 1999.[2]
Rahman served as the superintendent of police of Chittagong District, Dhaka District, and Tangail District.[2] In January 2008, he was serving as the superintendent of police of Dhaka District and was elected general secretary of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.[3] He was promoted to Assistant Inspector General and later Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police on 26 May 2011 and station in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in 2011.[2][4][5] He was the joint commissioner of traffic of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in 2011.[6]
From October 2013 to 20 November 2014, Rahman was the commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.[2][7] From 26 November 2014 to 4 Jun 2015, Rahman served as the additional police commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[2]
From 4 June 2015 to 31 March 2016, Rahman served as the head of the Police Bureau of Investigation.[2] He was then transferred to Bangladesh Police headquarters where he worked as the head of the Interpol National Central Bureau.[2] From 17 June 2019 to 5 May 2020, he served as the head of Highway Police.[2][8] On 3 May 2020, he was appointed the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department.[9] On 31 July 2021, he was made the additional inspector general of police of a term of one year on a contractual basis after reaching retirement age.[10][11] The Criminal Investigation Department started its investigation against Pori Moni.[12][13] His tenure at the Criminal Investigation Department was extended by one year by circular issued by the Ministry of Public Administration and signed by Deputy Secretary Oliur Rahman.[11]
Rahman sent a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish a Cyber Police Station for the Criminal Investigation Department.[14] He was sent into forced retirement after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Barrister Mahbubur Rahman made CID chief". Weekly Bangla Mirror |. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "CID | Bangladesh Police". www.cid.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Police Service Assoc executives". The Daily Star. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "30 police officers get promotion". The Daily Star. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Reshuffle in police dept". The Daily Star. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Alam, Helemul (2011-03-29). "Rickshaws clog city". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Nation celebrates Victory Day". The Daily Star. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Barrister Mahbub made CID chief, 4 officers transferred". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Barrister Mahbubur Rahman made CID chief". Daily Sun. May 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Barrister Mahbubur Rahman appointed as additional IGP of CID". The Business Standard. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ a b "Mahbubur Rahman's tenure as CID chief extended by 1 year". The Daily Star. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Investigation on Pori Moni and others in final stage, says CID chief". UNB. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "More people will be quizzed: CID Chief - Front Page". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "CID considering 'Cyber Police Station'". The Daily Star. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (2024-08-22). "Three more top police officials sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-10-13.