Farrukh Ahmad Chowdhury

Farrukh Ahmad Chowdhury is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and former chief of the Criminal Investigation Department.[1]

Career

Chowdhury served as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department from 23 January 2004 to 1 February 2005.[2] He was succeeded by Mohammed Shamsul Islam.[2] He was then appointed chief of the Special Branch, where he served until October 2006.[3] His and Abdul Aziz Sarkar's, head of Rapid Action Battalion, appointments were cancelled by President Iajuddin Ahmed.[3]

Chowdhury served as a prosecution witness in the 2004 arms and ammunition haul in Chittagong.[1][4] He testified that former Minister of Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar asked Bangladesh Police not to investigate ties between the smuggled arms and the National Security Intelligence.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Babar asked cops to drop NSI issue | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  2. 1 2 "CID | Bangladesh Police". Criminal Investigation Department. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Massive changes in police administration". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh - Timeline Year 2012". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
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