Nur Mohammad (police officer)

Nur Mohammad is a current Member of Parliament in Bangladesh from Kishorganj 2. He was earlier a Bangladeshi ambassador and also the Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police during 2007-2010.[1] In October 2012, he was appointed as the Youth and Sports Secretary by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Nur Mohammad
Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police
In office
29 January 2007 – 31 August 2010
Preceded byKhoda Baksh Chowdhury
Succeeded byHassan Mahmood Khandker
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Education and career

Nur obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the University of Dhaka. He belonged to the 1982 batch of BCS (police) cadre. He served in UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).[3] He served as the additional inspector general (IGP-administration) of police headquarters (PHQ).[4] In August 2011, he was appointed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.[3]

In 2012, a parliamentary body submitted a special report on the 2007 University of Dhaka campus violence. It held several officials, including Nur, responsible for "inhuman torture" on teachers and students during the campus unrest and recommended bringing them to book under existing laws.[5]

Since 2015, Nur has been serving as the managing partner of Centre for Policy Research, Bangladesh.[6]

In 2018, Nur received the Nomination from Bangladesh Awami League to run for the National Elections from his hometown Kishoreganj.[7] On the 30th of December, 2018, he was declared the new Member of Parliament from Kishoreganj-2, with significantly higher votes; against that of his opponent Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan from BNP.[8]

Personal life

Nur is married to Ismat Nur. They have 3 children, Nusrat Nur(36) working for IOM, Barrister Omar Mohammad Nur(30) involved in several businesses and Fariha Nur(25) studying at North South University.[9] His oldest daughter Nusrat Nur Badhon's husband Captain Mazharul Haider Rubel died in the 2009 BDR Mutiny incident.[10]

References
  1. "194 'militants' held in 7 days". The Daily Star. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. "Ex-IGP Nur Mohammad Youth and Sports Secy". 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. "Ex-IGP Nur made envoy to Morocco". The Daily Star. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. "Major shakeup in police admin - Changes in army too; Maj Gen Manirul made new SSF chief". The Daily Star. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. "Keep DGFI away from politics". The Daily Star. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Managing Partner". Centre for Policy Research, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. "AL Nomination: Some MPs, top leaders 'left out'". The Daily Star. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  8. "Nur Mohammad elected MP". www.newstoday.com.bd. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  9. Ali, Tawfique; Rahman, Mukhlesur (27 February 2009). "Gate of death". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. "Capt Rubel buried in Tangail". The Daily Star. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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