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Mizanur Rahman (police officer)

Mizanur Rahman is a former deputy inspector general Bangladesh police and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[1][2] He was involved in a notable bribery scandal.[3][4] He was convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment in a bribery case.[5] He was accused of forcefully abducting a woman and marrying her against her will.[6]

Early life edit

Rahman is from Gopalganj District.[7]

Career edit

Rahman was denied promotions and important postings during the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule because he was from Gopalganj District.[7] The government descriminated against religious minorities, people from Faridpur District and Gopalganj as they were perceived as being loyal to the opposition Awami League.[7] He was stationed at the Police Training Centre, Noakhali.[7] He also served at the Laxmipur Police Circle and Rajbari Sadar Upazila.[7]

Rahman was an additional Superintendent of Police in Chuadanga District and Comilla District.[7] After which he was posted at the Police Training Center, Rangpur.[7] He was then posted at the Police Telecom Training School.[7] He served in the Armed Police Battalion in Barbunia, Rangamati.[7] He was promoted to Superintendent of Police in charge of telecom.[7]

In 2008, Rahman was the sports secretary of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.[8]

Rahman was accused of attempting to kidnap a female journalist in December 2017.[9][10] The kidnapping was prevented as locals stopped the car upon hearing the screams of the reporter.[9]

Rahman was withdrawn from Dhaka Metropolitan Police, where he was the Additional Commissioner, on 9 January 2018 after reports of him forcefully marrying a woman came to light and was attached to Directorate of Police.[11][12] Asaduzzaman Khan, Minister of Home Affairs, announced an investigation into the allegations against Rahman.[9] He allegedly picked up the 25-year-old woman from Panthapath and married her against her wishes as his second wife.[9] He had the woman arrested after accusing her of ransacking his apartment.[9] He also threatened to kill a journalist of Jamuna Television for reporting against him.[9] Dhaka Union of Journalists and Crime Reporters' Association of Bangladesh protested his threats.[13] He apologized for threatening the reporter.[14] His first wife was in Canada.[9] Rahman tried to pay 4 million taka to an investigator of Anti-Corruption Commission, Director Khandaker Enamul Basir, to stop a corruption investigation against him.[11] Bangladesh Police formed a three-member investigation committee led by Mainur Rahman Chowdhury, the Additional Inspector General of Police.[11]

On 6 June 2019, Rahman was sued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 with the Anti-Corruption Commission investigator Khandaker Enamul Basir.[12] On 24 June, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued Rahman, his wife, nephew, and brother.[15] Bangladesh High Court rejected his anticipator bail on 1 June.[16] Judge KM Emrul Kayesh rejected in bail application in July.[17] He skipped a meeting with the Anti-Corruption Commission.[18] On 20 June, court ordered the seizure of his assets.[19]

On 9 February 2020, Judge KM Imrul Qayesh accepted the charge sheet against Rahman.[20] In October, the trial against him and three members of his family started.[21]

Justice Sheikh Nazmul Alam sentenced Rahman on 23 February 2022 to three years imprisonment.[12][22] He was convicted of trying to bribe Basir sentenced and Basir was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in a corruption case.[23][22] On 13 April, Rahman was granted bail by Bangladesh High Court Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman in the bribery of the investigator of the Anti-Corruption Commission case but could not be released due to the pending corruption case against him.[24][25] Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman also accepted an appeal from Rahman seeking the squashing of his conviction.[26] He bail was upheld by Bangladesh Supreme Court on 19 April.[22] Bangladesh High Court rejected his bail petition in the other corruption case on 26 April.[24] On 3 November 2022, the Government of Bangladesh announced Rahman had been terminated from the police force effective from the date of the High Court verdict under the Public Service Act, 2018.[12][27]

References edit

  1. ^ "Verdict in bribery case against ex-DIG Mizan, ACC's Basir on Feb 23". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. ^ "Is DIG Mizan more powerful than ACC, SC questions". The Daily Star. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. ^ "Suspended DIG Mizanur terminated over graft case". BSS. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  4. ^ "ACC for highest penalty for suspended DIG Mizan, Basir in graft case". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. ^ "Ex-DIG Mizan, ACC official Basir convicted, jailed in Tk 40 lakh bribery case". The Daily Star. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  6. ^ "ACC summons DIG Mizanur on graft charge". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ahsan, Zayadul (21 January 2007). "Pariahs in police". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Police Service Assoc executives". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "'Forced Marriage, Torture on Woman': DIG Mizan withdrawn". The Daily Star. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  10. ^ "DIG Mizan quizzed over 'illegal' wealth". The Daily Star. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  11. ^ a b c "Police launch probe into DIG Mizan's 'misdeeds'". The Daily Star. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  12. ^ a b c d "Suspended DIG Mizanur Rahman sacked". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  13. ^ "Journos protest 'death threat' to fellows". The Daily Star. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  14. ^ "DIG Mizanur denies graft allegations". The Daily Star. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  15. ^ "Former ACC, police officers jailed for bribery". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  16. ^ "HC asks ACC to explain why ex-DIG Mizan won't be granted bail". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  17. ^ "DIG Mizan sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  18. ^ "DIG Mizan skips ACC interrogation". The Daily Star. UNB. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  19. ^ "Court orders to attach DIG Mizan's wealth". The Daily Star. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  20. ^ "Suspended DIG Mizanur fired over indictment in graft case". The Business Standard. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  21. ^ "Graft case trial against ex-DIG Mizan, 3 others begins". The Daily Star. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  22. ^ a b c "SC upholds bail granted to suspend ex-DIG Mizan". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  23. ^ "Disgraced police officer Mizanur jailed for 3 years for bribery, ACC's Basir gets 8 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  24. ^ a b "HC rejects suspended DIG Mizan's bail plea in graft case". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  25. ^ "Convict DIG Mizan gets bail for two months". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  26. ^ "HC to hear ex-DIG Mizan's appeal seeking acquittal in bribery case". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  27. ^ "DIG Mizan dismissed from service". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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