The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) () is the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the Bangladesh Police. The IGP is responsible for the overall command, administration, and operational effectiveness of the national police force, overseeing law enforcement, public order, and internal security across the country.
The office is held by a top cop of the status of a Senior Secretary to the Government of the Bangladesh Police Service and is appointed by the government of Bangladesh under the supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
List of IGPs This is a list of IGPs since the partition of India in 1947. The partition created East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1971.
Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Provincial IGPs of East Pakistan (1947–1971) Zakir Husain 15 August 1947 19 October 1952 A. H. M. Shamsud Doha 20 November 1952 26 September 1956 S. A. H. M. Ismail 27 September 1956 11 October 1958 K. A. Haque 12 October 1958 31 October 1958 AKM Hafizuddin 11 November 1958 25 February 1962 A. M. A. Kobir 26 February 1962 28 February 1967 A. S. M. Ahmed 1 March 1967 24 March 1969 Mohiuddin Ahmed 25 March 1969 21 January 1970 Taslim Ahmed 22 January 1970 17 May 1971 M. A. K. Chowdhury 18 May 1971 13 December 1971 IGPs of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (1971–present) Abdul Khaleque 17 April 1971 23 April 1973 A Rahim 23 April 1973 31 December 1973 A H Norul Islam 31 December 1973 21 November 1975 Hossain Ahmed 21 November 1975 26 August 1978 A. B. M. G. Kibria 26 August 1978 7 February 1982 M M R Khan 8 February 1982 31 January 1984 E. A. Chowdhury 1 February 1984 30 December 1985 Md. Habibur Rahman 1 January 1986 9 January 1986 Abdur Raquib Khandaker 9 January 1986 28 February 1990 Taibuddin Ahmed 28 February 1990 8 January 1991 A M Chowdhury 8 January 1991 20 July 1991 Taibuddin Ahmed 20 July 1991 16 October 1991 Enamul Huq 16 October 1991 8 July 1992 A. S. M. Shahjahan 8 July 1992 22 April 1996 M. Azizul Haq 22 April 1996 16 November 1997 Md Ismail Hossain 16 November 1997 27 September 1998 A. Y. B. I. Siddiqi 27 September 1998 7 June 2000 Muhammed Nurul Huda 7 June 2000 6 November 2001 Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury 6 November 2001 22 April 2003 Shahudul Haque 22 April 2003 15 December 2004 Ashraful Huda 15 December 2004 7 April 2005 Mohammad Hadis Uddin 7 April 2005 7 May 2005 Abdul Kaium 7 May 2005 6 July 2006 Anwarul Iqbal 6 July 2006 2 November 2006 Khoda Baksh Chowdhury 2 November 2006 29 January 2007 Nur Mohammad 29 January 2007 31 August 2010 Hassan Mahmood Khandker 31 August 2010 31 December 2014 A. K. M. Shahidul Haque 31 December 2014 31 January 2018 Mohammad Javed Patwary 31 January 2018 15 April 2020 Benazir Ahmed 15 April 2020 30 September 2022 Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun 30 September 2022 5 August 2024 Md. Mainul Islam 7 August 2024 21 November 2024 Baharul Alam 21 November 2024 25 February 2026 Md. Ali Hossain Fakir 24 February 2026
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Footnotes The table is based mainly on three sources: an article published by United News of Bangladesh (UNB), the official website of the Bangladesh Police (police), and the website of Kachua Upazila, Chandpur (Kachua), also published by the government.
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