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Md Tawfique Mahbub Chowdhury

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Md Tawfique Mahbub Chowdhury
4th Chief of Police Bureau of Investigation
In office
13 August 2024 – 24 October 2024
Appointed byMinister of Home Affairs
Preceded byBanaj Kumar Majumder
Succeeded byMd Mustafa Kamal

Md. Tawfique Mahbub Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi police officer and principal of the Bangladesh Police Academy.[1] He is an additional IGP (Development) of the Bangladesh Police at Police Headquarters. Earlier, he was chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation.[2][3] Before that, he was additional IGP (development) at Police Headquarters.[4]

Career

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In 2007, Chowdhury was transferred from the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police to Superintendent of Police of Barisal District.[5] He was next appointed deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[6]

In February 2024, Chowdhury, while serving at the Bangladesh Police headquarters, was promoted to the rank of Additional Inspector General.[4] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, he was appointed chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation.[2] After which he served as the additional Inspector General (development) of Bangladesh Police and a director of the Community Bank.[7] In May 2025, he was appointed principal of the Bangladesh Police Academy.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Six officers transferred in police reshuffle -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  2. ^ a b "Massive reshuffle in police, SB and CID chiefs changed". Prothom Alo. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ "10 Addl IGPs get new postings | News". BSS. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  4. ^ a b "14 police officials promoted to Addl IG". The Daily Star. 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ^ "Major shake-up in police admin". The Daily Star. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Major reshuffle in police admin". The Daily Star. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Community Bank holds 62nd board meeting". The Daily Star. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.