Khandker Golam Faruq is a Bangladeshi police officer and an Additional Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police. He is the 35th Commissioner of DMP. Prior to join here, he was the 13th Rector of
Police Staff College Bangladesh. Before that he served as Principal of
Bangladesh Police Academy
Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) is a 100-year-old police training institute. It is the Alma Mater of police training in Bangladesh. It is located 20 miles from Rajshahi City.
Location
Bangladesh Police Academy is located at Sardah under Chargha ...
, Sardah, Rajshahi. He is a former Deputy Inspector General of Chittagong Range of
Bangladesh Police
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.
Early life and education
Faruq hailed from Ghatandi Village in
Bhuapur Upazila
Bhuyanpur ( bn, ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bhuapur is located at . It has 32145 households and total area of 225.02 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & S ...
,
Tangail District
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.
He completed his graduation from
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University ( bn, শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Sher-e-Bangla Krishi Bishwabidyaloy) or SAU ''(শেকৃবি)'' is the oldest agriculture educational institution ...
. He holds Master's Degree in Political Science from a private university.
Career
Faruq joined Bangladesh Police on 20 January 1991 with 12th
Bangladesh Civil Service
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batch.
He served in the 4th Armed Police Battalion based in
Bogra District
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.
He then went on to serve in Chittagong Metropolitan Police and Khagrachari District police.
Faruq was the Superintendent of Police of
Thakurgaon District
Thakurgaon ( bn, ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা, ''Thakurgaon Jela'' also ''Thakurgaon Zila'') is a district in the north-western side of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west. It was established ...
in 2005.
In 2006, Faruq was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal.
He served as the Assistant Superintendent of Police of Dhaka District.
In 2015, Faruq was awarded the President Police Medal.
He was the Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police of Dhaka Range when
Ashulia bank robbery Ashulia bank robbery was a robbery of the Ashulia branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited by members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team, both of which are Jihadist terror organizations, to raise funds for terror attacks ...
in 2015 was carried by
Ansarullah Bangla Team
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. In 2016, Faruq was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police from Additional Inspector General of Police while serving as the joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Al Jazeera
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showed a video of arsonists burning down homes of Santals, tribal miority, in Gaibandha District in presence of police officers of Rangpur Range in 2016; Faruq denied police were involved. In 2017, while Faruq was the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Rangpur Range, member of parliament
Manzurul Islam Liton was murdered in Gaibandha which falls under Rangpur Range. In 2017, he arrested a Hindu man whose Facebook post, which allegedly "defamed prophet Mohammad, led to Hindu properties being attacked by Muslims.
Faruq was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal again in 2018.
In 2019, Awami League supporters gangraped a woman, who supported the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, during election night.
Faruq visited the victim who living in Noakhali District under Chittagong Range commanded by Faruq.
Faruq also served as the SP in Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Kishoreganj, Jhalakathi and Thakurgaon.
Faruq, deputy inspector general of Chittagong Range, was moved Cox's Bazar to oversee the police following the
Murder of Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan
The Murder of Major Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan refers to the extrajudicial killing of a retired Bangladesh Army Major in Cox's Bazar by members of Bangladesh Police on 31 July 2020.
Background
Khan had served in Bangladesh Army and on deputati ...
.
In September 2020, he was transferred to Bangladesh Police Academy as its principal.
He was promoted to additional inspector general of police in November 2020.
He requested Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam to seek opinion from police officers before appointing public prosecutors in lower courts.
On 23 October 2022, govt appointed him as the next Commissioner of
Dhaka Metropolitan Police
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is the unit of Bangladesh Police responsible for law enforcement in the metropolis of Dhaka, the national capital and most populous city in Bangladesh. The DMP is the largest police force unit in Bangladesh. A ...
after
Md. Shafiqul Islam retires.
He attended the
International Association of Police Academies
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
conference in 2022 held in Bangladesh Police Staff College. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke at the event and was received by Faruq in September.
References
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1964 births
Living people
Bangladeshi police officers
People from Tangail District