A. B. S. Safdar
A. B. S. Safdar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1925 |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan (before 1971) Bangladesh |
| Branch | Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Bangladesh Police |
| Service years | 1950 – 1990 |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank | Deputy Inspector General |
| Awards | BPM (bar) PPM (bsa) |
A. B. S. Safdar (born 29 December 1925) was a Bangladeshi police and intelligence officer. He is a former director general of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.
Early life
Safdar was born in 1925 in Mymensingh District, East Bengal, British India.[1]
Career
Safdar joined the intelligence wing of the Pakistan Police in 1950.[1] In 1959, he became the assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau of Pakistan Police.[1] He received a promotion in 1965 to the post of deputy director general of the Intelligence Bureau and was in charge of the bureau in East Pakistan.[1]
During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Safder travelled to the United States under USAID's Office of Public Safety to train at the International Police Academy.[1] Near the end of the war, he and fellow trainee Abdur Rahim returned to East Pakistan and joined the Pakistan security establishment.[2] Safdar did counter insurgency and Rahim was placed in the Razakar unit.[2]
After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Safder was appointed the director general of National Security Intelligence.[2] He met Mahbub Alam Chashi and Taheruddin Thakur before the coup and found prominent roles in the new administration.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lifschultz, Lawrence (1979). Bangladesh, the unfinished revolution. Kai Bird. London: Zed Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-905762-07-X. OCLC 6093387.
- 1 2 3 Lifschultz, Lawrence (1979). Bangladesh, the unfinished revolution. Kai Bird. London: Zed Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-905762-07-X. OCLC 6093387.
- ↑ "Bangabandhu's men - on Aug 15 and after". The Daily Star. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2021-06-27.