Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)

Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ মহাপরিদর্শক
Insignia of Inspector General of Police Shoulder insignia of IGP
Flag of Inspector General of Police
Incumbent IGP Baharul Alam since 20 November 2024
Bangladesh Police
Type	Bangladesh Police service chief
Abbreviation	IGP
Member of	National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	Chief Adviser Ministry of Home Affairs
Residence	Police Bhaban IGP Residence, Dhaka
Seat	6, Phoenix Road, Fulbaria, Dhaka
Appointer	Chief Adviser on the advice of the Minister of Home Affairs
Term length	4 years / Years left before reaching Govt. Service age limit (59 years)
Constituting instrument	The Police Act, 1861
Inaugural holder	IGP Abdul Khaleque
Formation	16 December 1971; 53 years ago (16 December 1971)
Unofficial names	Head of the Police
Deputy	Addl. Inspector General of Police
Salary	৳116080 (US$970) per month ৳1392960 (US$12,000) annually (incl. allowances)
Website	www.police.gov.bd

The Inspector General of Police (IGP)^[1][2] is the senior-most and highest ranked police officer of Bangladesh and the head of the Bangladesh Police, who oversees all police activities throughout the country. He reports directly to the Ministry of Home Affairs and is appointed by the Government of Bangladesh.

Vehicle used by IGP

List of Inspectors General

The Chief of Bangladesh Police is an Inspector General, which is the only three star rank of Bangladesh Police. This is a list of Inspector Generals of Police since 1947, the inception of Bangladesh as East Pakistan.^[3]

During Pakistan period

	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Zakir Hossain	15 May 1947	19 October 1952
2	A.H.M.S Doha	20 November 1952	26 September 1956
3	S. A. H. M. Ismail	27 September 1956	11 October 1958
4	K. A. Haque	12 October 1958	31 October 1958
5	A. K. M. Hafij Uddin	11 November 1958	25 February 1962
6	A. M. A. Kobir	26 February 1962	28 February 1967
7	A. S. M. Ahmed	1 March 1967	24 March 1969
8	Mohiuddin Ahmed	25 March 1969	21 January 1970
9	Taslim Uddin Ahmed	22 January 1970	17 May 1971

After independence of Bangladesh

	Name	Took office	Left office
1	A Khaleque	16 December 1971	23 April 1973
2	A Rahim	23 April 1973	31 December 1973
3	A H Norul Islam	31 December 1973	21 November 1975
4	Hossain Ahmed	21 November 1975	26 August 1978
5	A B M G Kibria	26 August 1978	7 February 1982
6	M M R Khan	8 February 1982	31 January 1984
7	E A Chowdhury	1 February 1984	30 December 1985
8	A R Khandokar	31 December 1985	28 February 1990
9	Taibuddin Ahmed	28 February 1990	4 January 1991
10	A M Chowdhury	8 January 1991	20 July 1991
11	M Enamul Haque	16 October 1991	8 July 1992
12	A S M Shahjahan	8 July 1992	22 April 1996
13	M Azizul Huq	22 July 1996	16 November 1997
14	Md Ismail Hossain	16 November 1997	27 September 1998
15	A Y B I Siddiky	27 September 1998	7 June 2000
16	Muhammed Nurul Huda	7 June 2000	6 November 2001
17	Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury	6 November 2001	22 April 2003
18	Shahudul Haque	22 April 2003	15 December 2004
19	Md Ashraful Huda	15 December 2004	7 April 2005
20	Mohammad Hadis Uddin	7 April 2005	7 May 2005
21	Md Abdul Kaium	7 May 2005	6 July 2006
22	Md Anwarul Iqbal	6 July 2006	2 November 2006
23	Khuda Baksh Chowdhury	2 November 2006	29 January 2007
24	Nur Mohammad	29 January 2007	31 August 2010
25	Hassan Mahmood Khandker, BPM, PPM, ndc	31 August 2010	31 December 2014
26	A. K. M. Shahidul Haque, BPM, PPM	31 December 2014	31 January 2018[4][5][6]
27	Mohammad Javed Patwary BPM (Bar), Dr	31 January 2018	15 April 2020
28	Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar)	15 April 2020	30 September 2022
29	Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (BPM)	30 September 2022	6 August 2024
30	Md. Mainul Islam NDC	7 August 2024[7]	20 November 2024
31	Baharul Alam	20 November 2024[8]	Present

References

1. "Police administration undergoes major reshuffle". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
2. "IGP given senior secretary status". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2024-08-05. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has been elevated to the rank of Senior Secretary.
3. "Former IGPs". www.police.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
4. "Bangladesh Police". www.police.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
5. "Shahidul new IGP, Benazir RAB DG". Banglanews24.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
6. "New IGP, RAB DG, DMP commissioner named in a major police shake-up". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
7. পুলিশের নতুন মহাপরিদর্শক মো. ময়নুল ইসলাম. Jamuna Television. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
8. "Baharul Alam new IGP, DMP commissioner also changed". Prothomalo. 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.