Md Mazharul Haque
Md Mazharul Haque | |
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| মোঃ মজহারুল হক | |
| Chief Executive Officer of the National Security Cell[3] | |
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| Occupation | Police officer |
Md Mazharul Haque is a retired additional deputy inspector general of Bangladesh Police and a former vice-principal of the Bangladesh Police Academy. He had served as the coordinator of the Investigation Agency-ICTBD, the investigative arm of the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh, since 2024.[1][2] Currently, he is the chief executive officer of the National Security Cell.[3]
Career
Haque served in the Bangladesh Police and held several senior administrative positions.[4] In 2009, he was serving as the vice-principal of the Bangladesh Police Academy with the rank of additional deputy inspector general of police.[4]
In 2006, Haque was named in a torture case filed by Shahin Sultana Santa, who alleged that police officers assaulted her during a political demonstration in Dhaka.[5] She was pregnant at the time and had a miscarriage.[5] Shahin Sultana Santa is the daughter of High Court Justice Shamsul Huda Manik.[6] The complaint identified Haque, then a deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, alongside Kohinoor Miah and other officers.[5] After prolonged legal proceedings, the case was formally recorded as a First Information Report in 2009.[5] All officers were cleared by Md Hasibul Haque, Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, in September 2024.[6][7]
In January 2007, Haque was the Deputy Inspector General of Dhaka Range.[8] He was appointed commandant of the Police Training Centre, Tangail.[8]
In October 2009, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Haque on charges of professional misconduct under the Government Service Rule (Discipline and Appeal), 1985.[4] A departmental case was also initiated against him.[4] According to contemporary media reports, the allegations related to misconduct and the mistreatment of women during the 2001–2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party–Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami coalition government period.[4]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August 2024, Haque was appointed coordinator of the investigative agency of the International Crimes Tribunal following the reconstitution of the agency by the Mohammad Yunus government for a two-year term.[9][10][11]
In February 2025, Haque was reassigned from his position as coordinator of the investigative agency of the International Crimes Tribunal to the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, ending his tenure after approximately five months.[12] He was succeeded by former police officer Ansar Uddin Khan Pathan.[12]
In some time in 2026, He was reassigned as the chief executive officer of the National Security Cell[3] which is still ongoing.
References
- ↑ "Tribunal to be reconstituted next week: Law Adviser". Views Bangladesh. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Ansar Uddin Khan made coordinator of ICT probe body". Green Watch. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- 1 2 "কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ – মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ". Cabinet Division. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kohinoor Miah suspended for 'misconduct'". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "UPDATE (Bangladesh): A woman tortured by police while pregnant gets help from the courts after three years; police harassment continues". Asian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 "Beating Woman: Former cop Kohinoor among three acquitted". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Assaulting woman in Dhanmondi: Ex-DMP DC Kohinoor acquitted | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 "Major shakeup in police admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Govt reconstitutes ICT investigative agency | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "ICT probe body reconstituted with appointment of 10 members | News". BSS. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "'Crimes against humanity': A list of cops being prepared | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- 1 2 "Ansar Uddin Khan Appointed War Crimes Probe Chief - The Times OF Dhaka". 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2026-04-12.