Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Bangladesh and the head of the Bangladesh Police, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the Ministry of Home Affairs and is appointed by the Government of Bangladesh.

Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ মহাপরিদর্শক
Incumbent
Benazir Ahmed
since 31 January 2018
Term length4 years / Years left before reaching Govt. Service age limit (59 years)
Formation1971
First holderAbdul Khaleque
DeputyAdditional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (AIGP)
Websitewww.police.gov.bd

List of IGPs

The Chief of Bangladesh Police is an Inspector General, which is the only three star rank of Bangladesh Police. This is a list of Inspector Generals of Police since 1971:[1]

Name Took office Left office
1 A Khaleque 16 December 1971 23 April 1973
2 A Rahim 23 April 1973 31 December 1973
3 A H Norul Islam 31 December 1973 21 November 1975
4 Hossain Ahmed 21 November 1975 26 August 1978
5 A B M G Kibria 26 August 1978 7 February 1982
6 M M R Khan 8 February 1982 31 January 1984
7 E A Chowdhury 1 February 1984 30 December 1985
8 A R Khandokar 31 December 1985 28 February 1990
9 Taibuddin Ahmed 28 February 1990 4 January 1991
10 A M Chowdhury 8 January 1991 20 July 1991
11 M Enamul Haque 16 October 1991 8 July 1992
12 A S M Shahjahan 8 July 1992 22 April 1996
13 M Azizul Huq 22 July 1996 16 November 1997
14 Md Ismail Hossain 16 November 1997 27 September 1998
15 A Y B I Siddiky 27 September 1998 7 June 2000
16 Muhammed Nurul Huda 7 June 2000 6 November 2001
17 Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury 6 November 2001 22 April 2003
18 Shahudul Haque 22 April 2003 15 December 2004
19 Md Ashraful Huda 15 December 2004 7 April 2005
20 Mohammad Hadis Uddin 7 April 2005 7 May 2005
21 Md Abdul Kaium 7 May 2005 6 July 2006
22 Md Anwarul Iqbal 6 July 2006 2 November 2006
23 Khuda Baksh Chowdhury 2 November 2006 29 January 2007
24 Nur Mohammad 29 January 2007 31 August 2010
25 Hassan Mahmood Khandker, BPM, PPM, ndc 31 August 2010 31 December 2014
26 AKM Shahidul Hoque, BPM, PPM 31 December 2014 31 January 2018[2][3][4]
27 Mohammad Javed Patwary BPM (Bar), Dr 31 January 2018 15 April 2020
28 Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar) 15 April 2020 Incumbent

References
  1. "Former IGPs". www.police.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  2. "Bangladesh Police". www.police.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. "Shahidul new IGP, Benazir RAB DG". Banglanews24.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  4. "New IGP, RAB DG, DMP commissioner named in a major police shake-up". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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