S. M. Ruhul Amin
S. M. Ruhul Amin | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Police officer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | Bangladesh Police |
Title | Chief, Anti-Terrorism Unit |
S. M. Ruhul Amin is an Additional Inspector General of Police in the Bangladesh Police and the former Chief of the Anti-Terrorism Unit of Bangladesh Police.[1][2][3] He is a director of Community Bank Bangladesh.[4] He was the Commissioner of the Barisal Metropolitan Police.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Amin was born in Gopalganj District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[6] He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in International Relations at the University of Dhaka.[6]
Career
[edit]Amin joined the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1991.[7][6] Early in his career, he served as Assistant Superintendent of Police and Additional Superintendent of Police in several districts.[6] He had served in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Armed Police Battalion, Police Staff College, Bangladesh and Police Headquarters.[6] In 2006, he was the Deputy Commissioner (north) of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police.[8]
Amin served as the Superintendent of Police of Rajbari, Jhalokati, and Sylhet Districts.[6] He was the Deputy Commissioner in Chattogram Metropolitan Police. He later served as the Additional Deputy Inspector General of Chattogram Range and Police Headquarters.[6] At Police Headquarters, he served as Deputy Inspector General of Media and Planning and Deputy Inspector General of Human Resource.[6] In 2015, he was appointed the Deputy Inspector General of Dhaka Range of Railway Police replacing Mollik Fakrul Islam.[9][10] He was the Police Commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police.[11] He inaugurated the Aroj Ali Matubbar Memorial Museum.[12]
Amin served in the Civilian Police Peacekeeping Operations in Angola under MONUA, as Rotation Officer and Deputy Chief of Rotation in United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, and as Team Leader and Chief of the FPU Liaison Office in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.[6] He was the Contingent Commander of the Bangladesh police contingent in United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.[6] In recognition of his service, he was awarded the UN Peacekeeping Medal twice.[6] In 2018, Amin was the deputy inspector general in charge of the media wing at the Bangladesh Police Headquarters.[13] He made nocomments after The Daily Star sought his statement over Bangladesh Police removing the interpol notice for Haris Ahmed, gangster and younger brother of the Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed.[14]
In 2019, as Deputy Inspector General, Amin led an investigation into allegations of police negligence in the Murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.[15] He found that four police officers were negligent.[16] He was part of an initiative of the Bangladesh Police to organise a feast for officers involved in the 2018 general election.[17] He served as Additional Inspector General, overseeing Logistics and Asset Acquisition at police headquarters.[7] He served as the Additional Inspector General of Human Resource Management at the Bangladesh Police Headquarters.[18] In September 2022, Amin was appointed Chief of the Anti-Terrorism Unit of Bangladesh Police.[6][19] He was considered for the top post of Inspector General of Police replacing Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.[20][21] He sought to grant the Anti-Terrorism Unit more powers to investigate terrorist finances.[22] He detained a convict in the Humayun Azad murder case and a member of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh.[23][24] He was a director of Community Bank Bangladesh.[25]
Personal life
[edit]Amin is married and has two children.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Foreign country keen to hire from Bangladesh police: IGP". www.newagebd.net. 2025-07-06. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Militants may take advantage of differences between political groups: ATU chief". The Business Standard. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Bangladesh won't take any more Rohingyas: Home minister". nationthailand. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Community Bank Bangladesh Limited holds its 35 th Board Meeting". Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "No conflict between Rab-police: IGP". The Daily Star. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Directors' Profile" (PDF). Community Bank Bangladesh. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ a b "SM Ruhul Amin joins ATU chief". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Aussie team satisfied". The Daily Star. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "New CID chief, heads of railway and highway police in Dhaka". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "19 senior cops transferred". The Daily Star. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "No conflict between RAB and police: IGP". Prothomalo. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Aroj Ali Memorial Museum inaugurated in Barisal". The Daily Star. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Rahman, Sajjadur; Ahmed, Inam (2018-10-28). "Private Armed Guards: Firearms law flouted at will". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Rahman, Asifur (2021-06-03). "Haris dropped from police wanted list". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Local politics also behind Nusrat murder, police probe chief says". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Nusrat Killing: Negligence of 4 cops found". The Daily Star. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Feast for cops after 'fair polls'". The Daily Star. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Earning people's love and respect 'a huge achievement' for police: IGP". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "ATU chief: Militants are hyperactive on social media". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2022-08-12). "Lobbying on for top posts of police". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Biswas, P. R.; AA. "Imminent changes in police, RAB top brass | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "ATU seeks authority to investigate terrorist financing". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Humayun Azad murder convict was in Saudi Arabia as labourer: Police". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Police arrests death row convict in Humayun Azad murder case | News". BSS. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Community Bank holds 54th board meeting". The Daily Star. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-06.