Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
Inspector General of Police (Retd.) Khoda Baksh Chowdhury | |
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| খোদা বকশ চৌধুরী | |
| Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2024 | |
| 23rd Inspector General of Bangladesh Police | |
| In office 2 November 2006 – 29 January 2007 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Anwarul Iqbal |
| Succeeded by | Nur Mohammad |
| 3rd Director General Rapid Action Battalion | |
| In office 31 October 2006 – 2 November 2006 | |
| President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Iajuddin Ahmed (acting) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | SM Mizanur Rahman |
| 4th Chief Executive of Criminal Investigation Department | |
| In office 9 January 2006 – 1 November 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Preceded by | Md. Amjad Hossain |
| Succeeded by | SM Mizanur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1952 Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Police Training Bangladesh Police Academy |
| Awards |
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| Police career | |
| Unit | Dhaka Metropolitan Police |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Department | Criminal Investigation Department |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Police |
| Service years | 1979 - 2009 |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank |  IGP |
Khuda Baksh Chowdhury (born 15 August 1952)[1] is a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police[2] and current Special Assistant (status equivalent to a Minister of State) to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.[3][4] He also served as the Senior Police Advisor in UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) from June 2008 to April 2010.[5]
Education
[edit]Chowdhury obtained B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science (enrolled in 1969) and M.A. in Public Administration from University of Dhaka.[6][7] He was a freedom fighter during the 1971 Liberation War.[8]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Police in 1979.[1] He was posted to CID as Additional IGP on January 9, 2006.[9] On 31 October 2006, he was appointed as the DG of Rapid Action Battalion.[9] 2 days later, he was promoted to Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police by replacing Anwarul Iqbal.[10] He was posted as O.S.D. in January 2007 after successor Caretaker Government took office and retired voluntarily in July 2009.[11]
Chowdhury served as the president of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) in 2006.[1]
United Nations
Chowdhury joined U.N. Administrative Mission UNTAES (United Nations Administration in Eastern Slavonia; part of Croatia now) on May 1996 and served the Mission first as Deputy Sector Chief and later Sector Chief of one of the two Sectors of the Mission. Few years later he joined UNMIBH (United Nations Mission in Bosnia Herzegovina), a Monitoring Mission, at Sarajevo on August 1999 and worked in the Mission as Deputy Regional Commander and Regional Commander, Sarajevo IPTF Region among a group of International Civilian Police Officers.[8]
Chowdhury worked as Senior Police Advisor, UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan), as a UN Staff member from June 2008 to April 2010. He was elected as the 1st Chair of Senior Police Advisory Group (SPAG) of International Police Coordination Board (IPCB).[5] On completion of the tenure, UNDP Afghanistan contracted him as an International Consultant.
2024 Interim government
[edit]On 11 November 2024, he was appointed as the Special Assistant (status equivalent to a Minister of State) to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.[12]
2004 Dhaka grenade attack case
[edit]In 2007, after the military-backed government assumed office, fresh investigation into the case was launched on the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack. In July 2008, on completion of investigation CID prosecuted 22 accused and trial began. After Awami League formed government in 2009, prosecution filed a petition to launch further investigation into the incident in June 2009. In July 2011, 23 months after further investigation, CID submitted a supplementary chargesheet where Chowdhury, along with two other former inspectors general, was implicated. He appeared before the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court and the Judge rejected bail prayer.[13][14] As Trial of the case resumed, Chowdhury was charged under Section 218 (creating false document) and Section 330 (extorting confession) of Bangladesh Penal Code and granted bail.[15]
He was convicted in October 2018 by a Dhaka lower court but High Court stayed the conviction and granted bail in January 2019. [16]
References
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- ^ Ahmed, Anis (2007-01-21). "Bangladesh widens crackdown on crime ahead of poll". U.S. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "CA appoints 3 new special assistants with state ministerial rank". The Daily Star. 11 November 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12.
- ^ "3 special assistants appointed to ministries of home affairs, health and education". The Business Standard. 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b Yumpu.com. "EUPOL - Serving Afghanistan". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "DU'69 Batch EC members' get-together held". greenwatchbd.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ ntv.com. "DU'69 Batch EC members' get-together held". NTV Online. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ a b আহমদ, মহিউদ্দিন (2023). ১৯৭১ ভারতের বাংলাদেশ যুদ্ধ (in Bengali). প্রথমা প্রকাশন. p. 454. ISBN 9789849755425.
- ^ a b "Major shakeup in police admin : Changes in army too; Maj Gen Manirul made new SSF chief". The Daily Star. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "IGP, new DG RAB removed in another police shuffle". 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "সাবেক আইজিপি খোদা বখসের অবসর অনুমোদন". bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Three appointed special assistants to chief advisor with ministerial rank". bdnews24.com. 11 November 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Tarique not returning". The Daily Star. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "3 former police chiefs land in jail". 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "5 former top cops out on bail". The Daily Star. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished". The Daily Star. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.