Monirul Islam (police officer)

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Md. Monirul Islam
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Born (1970-06-15) 15 June 1970 (age 51)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Police career
CountryBangladesh
DepartmentSpecial Branch
Service years1995–current
StatusChief of Special Branch
RankAdditional IGP Rank BadgeAddl. IGP
AwardsBangladesh Police Medal
President Police Medal

Md. Monirul Islam (born 15 June 1970) is an Additional Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police and head of the Special Branch.[1]

The position of Chief (Joint Commissioner, carrying the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector General) of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the official Spokesperson of this unit earned him much publicity, albeit, he came into wide attention as the point-man of the nation’s counter terrorism offensive following Holey Artisan Bakery mayhem on July 1, 2016 (the grisly killing by violent extremists of twenty-two lives: nineteen foreigners, three natives and two higher rank Police personnel) as the Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC)[2] that he pioneered, and is at the helm till date, and that, subsequently, spotted and cracked a number of terror-dens as well as curbed down the soaring extremist graph by neutralizing a good many violent-operators.[3][4][5][6]

Early life[]

Islam did his Graduation followed by Masters in English from University of Dhaka. Later, he obtained his LLB in British Law from Northumbria University, UK. Islam did another Masters, afterwards, in Criminology along with his Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Genocide Studies from University of Dhaka.[7]

Career[]

Monirul Islam joined Bangladesh Police as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) holding the first place in order of merit in the Police batch through 15th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Exams in 1995. Since then on, he held diverse offices ranging from field level law enforcer in District/Metropolitan police to counter-terrorism boss, with positions like law enforcement instructor, intelligence officer and supervisor of investigations in Bangladesh Police Academy, Special Branch and Detective Branch in between. However, he secured independent command as Superintendents of Police (SP) in two districts, too. Prior to pioneering CTTC, and being placed at its helm, he served as Deputy Commissioner and, on promotion, as Joint Commissioner of the Detective Branch where, in both capacities, he was the official spokesman, a prestigious internal appointment, of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Mr. Islam met the press many a time, participated in number of talk-shows on television channels and represented his department and the country as well, in seminars & symposiums, both home and abroad.[7][3][8]

Monirul Islam is an adjunct faculty member in Criminology of University of Dhaka, too, and a researcher. His works, articles and book chapters on terrorism secured spaces in renowned journals. “Emerging Trends of Terrorism in Bangladesh and Counter Approaches”, (published in quarterly Journal of Police Staff College, 2019), “Preventing Violent Extremism and Peacebuilding: Perspectives and Prospects” (published in AKM Abdur Rahman [ed.], Bangladesh in International Peacebuilding: Discourses from Japan and Beyond, BIISS, Dhaka, 2019), Terrorists Exploitation of Social Media: A Critical Study on Bangladesh (an academic research paper under publication), and Terrorism in Bangladesh: The Process of Radicalization and Youth Vulnerabilities (an academic book under publication) are some of his works. He is a regular resourced speaker in national level workshops and training centers for professionals.[9][10][11]

Mr. Islam is associated with number of service/alumni associations and non-profit advisory groups: he served, successfully, twice as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA), as Vice-President of Bangladesh Police Service Association for the last three years, as President of 15th BCS Forum for last three years, as Vice- President of Bangladesh Society of Criminology (BSC), as President of Dhaka University Criminology Alumni Association, as Advisor (honorary) of Bangladesh Peace Observatory (a think-tank group under Centre for Genocide Studies of University of Dhaka) and as Advisor (honorary) of Center for Social Advocacy & Research Foundation (a think-tank in Bangladesh, specialized in research and security threat analysis).[12][13]

Awards & Medals[]

Mr. Islam showcased unique professionalism in his career and was decorated with (BPM) for an exemplary forth times, (PPM) for twice and for once.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/03/14/counterterrorism-chief-monirul-islam-gets-new-assignment-to-lead-special-branch
  2. ^ 'কাউন্টার টেরোরিজম অ্যান্ড ট্রান্সন্যাশনাল ক্রাইম' চিফ মনিরুল ইসলাম. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Monirul Islam moved to Antiterrorism Unit from DMP's counterterrorism unit". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ "DMP spokesman Monirul Islam, 17 others made DIG". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "Holey Artisan Verdict 'a great achievement': Monirul Islam". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ "Two years of Holey Artisan attack: The militants and their roles in the attack". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ^ a b "Md. Monirul Islam, bpm (bar), ppm (bar)" (PDF). Brac University. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Counter Terrorism Archives". U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. ^ "Police Staff College Bangladesh | Endeavour for Excellence". www.psc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies". www.biiss.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  11. ^ "DMP CTTC chief: Only 20% religious narrative in domestic militant ideology". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. ^ "New committee for BPSA". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. ^ "CSARF". csarf. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. ^ "Medal galore for police personnel". The Daily Star. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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