Banaj Kumar Majumder ( bn, বনজ কুমার মজুমদার, born 1 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi police officer. He is currently Additional IGP of

Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police ( bn, বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a law enforcement agency, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcemen ...

and Chief of the

Police Bureau of Investigation Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) is a specialized unit of the Bangladesh Police that performs a criminal investigation and digital forensic service by the order of honorable court, police headquarters and the request of other police units. T ...

. Prior to join PBI, he was Additional Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police in the rank of Additional DIG. He came into limelight when he was SP of

Cox's Bazar District Cox's Bazar ( bn, কক্সবাজার জেলা , ''Cox's Bazar Jela'' also ''Cox's Bazar Zila'') is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's ...

Early life

Majumder completed his graduation from

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, commonly known as RUET (রুয়েট), is a PhD granting public research university in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest public universities in the country that specialises in the field of ...

(RUET) in electrical & electronic engineering with distinctive result. He joined at Bangladesh Police through 12th BCS (Police) Batch in 1991.

Career

In 2002, Majumder was the Additional Superintendent of Police

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the s ...

. He was then transferred to Armed Police Battalion of Chittagong District. He was deprived of promotions, along with other Hindu officers and people from Gopalganj District, during the 2001 to 2006

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

government. In 2009 and 2010, Majumder was the Deputy Commissioner of northern section of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. Majumder, then Additional Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, provided financial assistance to the family of a constable killed in the line of duty in 2013. In March 2016, Majumder was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police while serving as the Additional Commissioner of

Chattogram Metropolitan Police Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), former Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chattogram, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance app ...

. On 22 January 2022, Majumder was promoted to the rank of additional inspector general of police. Majumder sued former Superintendent of Police Babul Akter and others in September 2022 after Akter alleged Majumder tortured him in police custody.

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