Taslim Ahmed

Taslim Ahmed was the inspector general of police of East Pakistan and the first home secretary of Bangladesh under President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1][2]

Career

Ahmed was the appointed inspector general of police of East Pakistan on 22 January 1970.[3][4] He expressed support for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after Mujib won the 1970 Pakistani general election.[5] He supported the Bengali people during the Non-cooperation movement (1971).[6] He served till 17 May 1971.[3] He was on a grey list and transferred to West Pakistan.[7]

Ahmed was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971.[8] His appointment was controversial as he allegedly supported Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[8]

Death

Ahmed died on 29 February 2012 in Ottawa, Canada.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Behera, Navnita Chadha (2000). People-to-people Contact in South Asia. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 73. ISBN 978-81-7304-350-5.
  2. ↑ "Myth, reality and Rakkhi Bahini". The Daily Star. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. 1 2 "Bangladesh Police". www.police.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. 1 2 "Obituary". The Daily Star. 2012-03-06. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  5. ↑ "The role of police in the Liberation War". Dhaka Tribune. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Police in Liberation War". Bangladesh Police. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ↑ পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (অষ্টম খণ্ড).pdf/৫৫৫ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার. bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  8. 1 2 Kareem, Saiyeed Shahjada Al (2021-04-14). Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema. Bangladesh Film Archive. p. 39. ISBN 978-984-95330-0-9.