Additional Inspector General of Police
Banaj Kumar Majumder
বনজ কুমার মজুমদার
3rd Chief of Police Bureau of Investigation
Assumed office
31 March 2016
Appointed byMinister of Home Affairs
Preceded byBarrister Mahbubur Rahman, PPM
Personal details
Born (1967-01-01) January 1, 1967
Pirojpur, Bangladesh
SpouseDr. Joya Mallick
Alma materRajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
Police Training
Bangladesh Police Academy
ProfessionPolice officer
Awards
  • Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)
  • President Police Medal (PPM)
Police career
Unit
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Police
Service years1991–present
StatusActive
Rank Addl. IGP
Websitepbi.gov.bd

Banaj Kumar Majumder (Bengali: বনজ কুমার মজুমদার, born 1 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi police officer. He is currently Additional IGP of Bangladesh Police and Chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation.[1] Prior to join PBI, he was Additional Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police[2] in the rank of Additional DIG. He came into limelight when he was SP of Cox's Bazar District.[3]

Early life

Majumder completed his graduation from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in electrical & electronic engineering with distinctive result. He joined at Bangladesh Police through 12th BCS (Police) Batch in 1991.[4]

Career

In 2002, Majumder was the Additional Superintendent of Police Jhenaidah District.[5] He was then transferred to Armed Police Battalion of Chittagong District.[5] He was deprived of promotions, along with other Hindu officers and people from Gopalganj District, during the 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[5]

In 2009 and 2010, Majumder was the Deputy Commissioner of northern section of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.[6][7]

Majumder, then Additional Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, provided financial assistance to the family of a constable killed in the line of duty in 2013.[8]

In March 2016, Majumder was promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police while serving as the Additional Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.[9] On 22 January 2022, Majumder was promoted to the rank of additional inspector general of police.[10]

Majumder sued former Superintendent of Police Babul Akter and others in September 2022 after Akter alleged Majumder tortured him in police custody.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Meer, Hasan (2021-04-27). "'We try to ensure no one is denied justice'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ↑ "18 addl DIGs promoted". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ↑ সাক্ষাৎকার: পিবিআই প্রধান বনজ কুমার, আস্থার অপর নাম. Somoy Ekhon (in Bengali). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ↑ বনজ কুমার মজুমদার. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. 1 2 3 Ahsan, Zayadul. "Pariahs in police". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. ↑ "CMP collecting finger prints of drivers". The Daily Star. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Burglary at Ctg Prothom Alo office". The Daily Star. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. ↑ "CMP helps Quayum's family". The Daily Star. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  9. ↑ "18 promoted to DIG rank". The Daily Star. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ↑ "Seven cops promoted to additional IGP". The Business Standard. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  11. ↑ Correspondent, Senior. "Ex-SP Babul, 3 others face charges of spreading lies over being tortured by police". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  12. ↑ "Former SP Babul lodges complaint against 6 PBI officials". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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