Md. Abdul Baten
Deputy Inspector General Md. Abdul Baten | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Office | Deputy Inspector General of Rangpur Range |
| Police career | |
| Rank | Deputy Inspector General of Police |
Md. Abdul Baten is a retired Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police.[1][2] He served as an additional commissioner of the Detective Branch.[3]
Career
When Baten was serving as the Superintendent of Police of Rangamati, 132 homes were burned down in the area in an arson attack on 22 April 2008.[4] He was the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, in charge of the Ramna Division, in 2015.[5] He was then transferred to the Detective Branch.[6] He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2018.[7]
In 2019, Baten was an additional commissioner of the Detective Branch.[8] He detained Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed for making fake vaccine certificates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[9] In November 2020, four Islamist extremists were detained by Detective Branch officers serving under his command in Sherpur Upazila, Bogura District.[10]
Baten held the post of Deputy Inspector General of Rangpur Range when Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed was killed in police firing during the quota reform movement.[11] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the Ministry of Home Affairs sent him into retirement, along with Md. Moniruzzaman, under Section 45 of the Public Service Act, 2018.[11] In September 2024, the Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against him.[12] He was made an accused in the case over the murder of Abu Sayeed.[13][14]
In July 2025, a court in Dhaka issued a travel ban on Baten and his wife following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission, which was investigating him.[15] Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib ordered the government also to block his and his wife's National Identity Cards.[16]
Personal life
Baten is married to Nurjahan Akhtar Hira.[16]
References
- ^ "RMP commissioner, Rangpur DIG sent into forced retirement". Prothomalo. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Major shakeup in the police". The Daily Star. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "2 policemen suspended for helping Nepalese escape". The Business Standard. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "132 houses burned in CHT arson attack". The Daily Star. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "'Nothing' found in footage". The Daily Star. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "8 including 3 foreigners held for 'fraud'". The Daily Star. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "22 top cops promoted". The Daily Star. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Abrar's Death in Road Crash: Conductor, not driver, was at the wheel". The Daily Star. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Shahed admitted to providing fake Covid-19 reports during primary interrogation: DB". The Daily Star. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Four Neo-JMB men arrested in Bogura". The Daily Star. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ a b "Abu Sayed killing: 2 top police officials sent on forced retirement". The Business Standard. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "ACC to investigate 2 ex-MPs, DIG Baten". New Age (Bangladesh). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Abu Sayeed murder: Travel ban on ex-DIG, 13 other accused". Prothomalo. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Ex-IGP, 16 others sued over Abu Sayed killing". The Daily Star. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Travel ban imposed on Ex-DIG Abdul Baten, wife amid ongoing graft probe". The Business Standard. 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ a b "Court orders to block NIDs of ex-DIG Baten, wife". Daily Sun. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-07.