Md. Iqbal Bahar
Md. Iqbal Bahar is a retired police officer and former commissioner of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police.[1][2] He is the former Superintendent of Police of Dhaka District.[3]
Career
[edit]In 2005, Bahar was the superintendent of police of Bandarban District.[4]
In March 2009, Bahar was appointed Superintendent of Police of Dhaka District.[5] He was serving as the Superintendent of Police of Jessore District.[5]
On 10 April 2016, Bahar was appointed commissioner of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, replacing Md. Abdul Jalil Mandal.[6] He oversaw the arrest of Aslam Chowdhury, joint secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in May 2016.[7] He supervised the high-profile murder case of the wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter.[8][9] He served till 12 July 2018 before being replaced by Md. Mahabubur Rahman.[6] He was then promoted to Additional Inspector General of Police.[10]
Bahar retired in 2019 while serving as the Additional Inspector General of Police at the Rajarbagh Telecommunications and Information Management.[11]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, Bahar was arrested from Bailey Road, Dhaka in June 2025 by the Detective Branch.[12][11] He was sent to jail in a murder case filed over the death of a protester, Shahinur Begum, in July 2024.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "10 killed in stampede". The Daily Star. 2017-12-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Former additional IGP Iqbal Bahar sent to jail in murder case". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "RMG workers go on rampage". The Daily Star. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Two more BDR battalions for Naikkhanchhari". The Daily Star. 4 September 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Major reshuffle in police admin". The Daily Star. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ a b "Chattogram Metropolitan Police". www.cmp.gov.bd. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "BNP leader Aslam Chy arrested". The Daily Star. 2016-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Charge sheet soon, but key suspect still 'on the run'". The Daily Star. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "SP's wife killing: Man 'seen in CCTV footage' held". The Daily Star. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "22 top cops promoted". The Daily Star. 2018-11-07. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ a b "DB detains ex-addl IGP Iqbal Bahar from Dhaka". The Business Standard. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Former additional IGP Iqbal Bahar detained". Prothomalo. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Ex-additional IGP Iqbal Bahar sent to jail in Shahinur Begum Murder case". The Business Standard. 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-24.