A. K. M. Shahidul Haque is a Bangladeshi police officer who served as the inspector general of police. He is the founder of Mazid Jarina Foundation School & College.
Career Haque was born in Narkalikata, Naria, Shariatpur District, to a Bengali Muslim family. He joined the Bangladesh Police in 1986 as an assistant superintendent. He held other positions, which include police commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DIG Chittagong Range, DIG Rajshahi Range, DIG (finance and development) at Police Headquarters, and SP in Sirajganj, Chittagong, Moulvibazar and Chandpur. Before being promoted to IGP, he was additional IGP (administration and operations) at the status of secretary of Bangladesh Police.
Haque served in three UN peacekeeping missions, in Cambodia, Angola and Sudan, and was awarded the UN Peace Medal for his performance.
Arrest and charges On 3 September 2024, Haque was arrested in the Uttara area of Dhaka. He is facing multiple cases, including murder cases. In early 2025, it was reported that the Anti-Corruption Commission found evidence against Haque for illegally accumulating a large amount of wealth.
In January 2026, the prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal filed a formal charge against Haque and others linked to the alleged "staged raid" killing case. The prosecution stated that members of several units of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Rapid Action Battalion conducted a raid at the "Jahajbari" house in the Kalyanpur area on July 26, 2016. Later allegations pointed to the raid being staged and to victims, nine individuals killed, initially described as militants, as having been misidentified.
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