Mohammad Khoda Baksh Chowdhury (born 15 August 1952) is a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police. He is one of the convicts of the

2004 Dhaka grenade attack The 2004 Dhaka grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue on 21 August 2004. The attack left 24 dead and more than 500 injured. The attack was carried out at 5:22 pm after Sheikh Has ...

case.

Education

Chowdhury graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1969.

Career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Police in 1979. He became superintendent of police of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in 2001. He then served as the CID chief. On 31 October 2006, he was appointed as the DG of Rapid Action Battalion. 2 days later, he was promoted to Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police by replacing

Anwarul Iqbal Anwarul Iqbal (1 October 1950 – 15 January 2015) was an adviser of 2007–2009 interim caretaker government of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Local Government and Rural Development Minister & Labour Minister of the non-party interim careta ...

. Chowdhury served as the president of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) in 2006.

2004 Dhaka grenade attack case

In July 2011, Chowdhury, along with two other former inspectors general, surrendered before the Dhaka Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for the

case and were sent to the jail. Chowdhury was released in bail from Dhaka Central Jail in April 2012. While serving as an officer on special duty (OSD), he was sent on forced retirement by the government in July 2017. In October 2018, Chowdhury was found guilty of misleading the investigation and cooking up the "Joj Mia" story and was sentenced to two years in jail.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Khoda Baksh Living people 1952 births People from Chittagong District University of Dhaka alumni Inspectors General of Police (Bangladesh) Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh) officers