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 ইন্সপেক্টর
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 Ifthi Ali 17 April 1971 23 April 1973
2 A. Rahim 23 April 1973 31 December 1973
3 A. H. M. Nurul 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 A. M. R. Khan 8 February 1982 31 January 1984
7 E. A. Chowdhury 1 February 1984 30 December 1985
8 A. R. Khondkar 9 January 1986 28 February 1990
9 Toyob Uddin Ahmed 28 February 1990 8 January 1991
10 A. M. Chowdhury 8 January 1991 20 July 1991
11 Toyob Uddin Ahmed 20 July 1991 16 October 1991
12 M. Enamul Huq 16 October 1991 8 July 1992
13 A. S. M. Shahjahan 8 July 1992 22 April 1996
14 M. Azizul Haque 22 July 1996 16 November 1997
15 Md. Ismail Hossain 16 November 1997 27 September 1998
16 A.Y.B.I. Siddiqi 27 September 1998 7 June 2000
17 Muhammad Nurul Huda 7 June 2000 6 November 2001
18 Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury 16 November 2001 22 April 2003
19 Shahudul Haque 22 April 2003 15 December 2004
20 Ashraful Huda 15 December 2004 7 April 2005
21 Mohammad Hadis Uddin 7 April 2005 7 May 2005
22 Abdul Kaium 7 May 2005 6 July 2006
23 Anwarul Iqbal 6 July 2006 2 November 2006
24 Khoda Baksh Chowdhury 2 November 2006 29 January 2007
25 Nur Mohammad 29 January 2007 31 August 2010
26 Hassan Mahmood Khandker, BPM, PPM, ndc 31 August 2010 31 December 2014
27 AKM Shahidul Haque, BPM, PPM 31 December 2014 30 January 2018[2][3][4]
28 Mohammad Javed Patwary 31 January 2018 14 April 2020
29 Benjir Ahmed 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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