Benazir Ahmed

Benazir Ahmed
Native name বেনজির আহমেদ
Born Gopalganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education MA in English Literature
Alma mater University of Dhaka

Benazir Ahmed is a Bangladeshi police officer and the director general of Rapid Action Battalion.[1]

Career

Ahmed was the superintendent of police of Sardah Police Academy in 2001. He was promoted to deputy inspector general as posted in Police Training Centre in Tangail. He was deprived of promotion allegedly during the government of Bangladesh Nationalist Party as part of discrimination against police officers from Gopalganj and police officers from minority religions.[2] He was the former Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[3] He criticized Transparency International Bangladesh report on Bangladesh police which he described as criticizing the Police "cruelly" and "unjustly" in 2013.[4] He is the incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion.[5] He was made the DG of RAB in December 2014.[6]

Education

Ahmed studied English literature at Dhaka University and is doing PhD at an American university.[7]

Awards & Medals

  • UN Medal for the Service for Peace in Bosnia
  • UN Medal for the Service for Peace in Kosovo
  • UN Medal for the Service for Peace in UN Headquarters, New York, USA.
  • Bangladesh Police Medal, ( BPM ), 2011
  • Bangladesh Police Medal, ( BPM ), 2012
  • Bangladesh Police Medal ( BPM ) 2014

References

  1. ↑ "New information emerges about Neo-JMB, 'spiritual leader' Kashem to be grilled for seven days". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Ahsan, Zayadul. "Pariahs in police". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Police do not kill for money: Benazir Ahmed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "DU study finds 82% people happy with police service". archive.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "RAB chief claims they know who are funding, backing militancy in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Shahidul made IGP, Benazir Rab chief". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "New IGP, RAB DG, DMP commissioner named in a major police shake-up". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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