The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Bangladesh and the head of the

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 enforcement ...

, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the

Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

and is appointed by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

List of IGPs

The Chief of Bangladesh Police is an Inspector General, which is the only three star rank of Bangladesh Police. IGP of Bangladesh Police enjoys Sr. Secretary status which is equivalent to Lt. General of Bangladesh Army. This is a list of Inspector Generals of Police since 1947, the inception of Bangladesh as East Pakistan. ; During Pakistan period ; After independence of Bangladesh

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