Molla Nazrul Islam
Molla Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi police officer and deputy inspector general of Armed Police Battalion headquarters.[1] He is the former commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police responsible for Gazipur.[2][3] He is a former special superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Department.[4]
Career
[edit]Islam joined the Bangladesh police through the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 2001.[5]
In 2013, two police officers were closed for detaining and extorting 10 million BDT from a businessman from Narail District.[6] They were closed after Narail-1 member of parliament Kabirul Haque Mukti wrote a complaint to the Ministry of Home Affairs which stated the policemen did so on the orders of Islam, then deputy police commissioner of Detective Branch north.[6] Islam claimed he stopped the associates of the lawmaker from assaulting a "minority" person in 2010 and this was retaliation.[6] Islam was transferred to the Protection and Protocol Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[6]
Islam was the superintendent of Police of Joypurhat District in 2015.[7] He was the Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police.[8]
In 2017, Islam, special superintendent of Organized Crime of the Criminal Investigation Department, detained a terror financier.[9] He detained non-profit staff members linked to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on charges of money laundering.[10] He also launched an investigation into how Bangladeshi companies were paying social media companies.[4] He detained individuals, some with links with Bangladesh Open University, who forged admission tests of the University of Dhaka.[11] He contributed to the investigation of Bangladesh Bank robbery.[12] He detained Asif Akbar on piracy charges filed by Shafiq Tuhin in 2018.[13] He also investigated the Murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.[14]
Islam arrested a group of scammers operating under the Max Vision Group of Companies Ltd name.[15] He detained Shamim Kabir, Chairperson of Fareast Islami Multi Cooperative Society Limited, on a three billion BDT default case; money he had collected 20 thousand small investors.[16] He detained the managing director of S. A. Group Shahabuddin Alam on loan default charges of Bank Asia.[17] He detained Aziz Co-operative Commerce and Finance Credit Society chairperson on embezzling three billion BDT in funds from members of the society.[18]
Islam was promoted to additional deputy inspector general of police in August 2019.[19]
In July 2022, Islam was appointed commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police after he was promoted to deputy inspector general of police.[20] In February 2023, a trader died in the custody of Gazipur Metropolitan Police which Islam initially denied but later admitted.[21] He detained actress Mahiya Mahi under the Digital Security Act, 2018 after she criticized Gazipur Metropolitan Police and Commissioner Islam online.[22] Sub-inspector Rokon Mia filed two cases against Mahiya Mahi and her husband.[23] Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Minister of Home Affairs, defended the police action against Mahiya Mahi.[24] She secured bail on 19 March 2023.[25] He deployed 13 thousand police personnel for the Gazipur City Corporation election in 2023.[26]
On 1 June 2023, Md Mahbub Alam replaced Islam as commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police.[27]
References
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- ^ a b "BASIS seeks special card to pay for digital marketing". The Daily Star. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "জিএমপি কমিশনার মোল্যা নজরুল ইসলামের যোগদান". Bangladesh Police. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ a b c d Mollah, Shaheen; Khan, Tamanna (2013-06-02). "Cops or criminals?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "'Robber' killed in Joypurhat 'shootout'". The Daily Star. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Shake-up in police". Shake-up in police. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2017-08-08). "Militancy financier held in Habiganj: CID". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "8 NGO staffers arrested for money laundering". The Daily Star. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Cheating in Entrance Exams: CID arrests 8 DU students". The Daily Star. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "BB, NY Fed discuss suing Manila bank for heist damages". The Daily Star. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Singer Asif lands in jail over digital piracy". The Daily Star. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Another held over Nusrat killing". The Daily Star. 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Fraud gang busted, 13 held". The Daily Star. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Fareast Islami co-op chairman arrested". The Daily Star. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "SA Group MD held over loan scams". The Daily Star. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Aziz co-op society chief amassed Tk 300cr: CID". The Daily Star. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "20 police officials promoted to addl DIGs". The Daily Star. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "GMP gets new police commissioner | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Death In Custody: Cops now say trader was held earlier". The Daily Star. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Akand, Md. Raihanul Islam (18 March 2023). "GMP: Mahi has no right to make such comment about police department". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "2 cases filed against actress Mahi, husband in Gazipur". The Daily Messenger. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Home minister: Mahi arrested on specific charges". OurtimeBD. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Actress Mahi gets bail nearly 4hrs after being sent to jail - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "13,000 law enforcers to be on polls duty: GMP Commissioner". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Mahbub Alam appointed as new police commissioner of Gazipur". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2024-07-04.