Delwar Hossain Mia

Delwar Hossain Mia is a Bangladeshi police officer and chief of the Highway Police.[1] The Awami League government sent him into forced retirement and reinstated him after the Muhmmad Yunus-led interim government took power.[2][3]

Career

Mia joined the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a police cadre in 1991.[4][5] He was trained at the Bangladesh Military Academy.[4]

Mia was the superintendent of Dinajpur District.[6] In August 2006, seven people were killed and 300 injured after police under his command and Bangladesh Rifles personnel opened fire on protestors, part of the Nonviolent movement opposing open pit mining in Bangladesh, marching to Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pvt Limited to protest the activities at Phulbari coal mine.[7] Mia said, "The police were forced to open fire after being attacked by the demonstrators equipped with lethal weapons."[7]

Mia was appointed deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on 6 November 2006.[6] He enjoyed good postings during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rule from 2001 to 2006.[6] He was transferred to the Armed Police Battalion in Bogra District, and its commander, M Mahbubur Rahman, replaced him in Dhaka in February 2007.[8]

In October 2022, Mia was forced into retirement by the Awami League government, along with Mirza Abdullahel Baqui and Shahidullah Chowdhury.[5] Mia had been deprived of promotions during the Awami League government, citing public interest.[9][5] The officers were let go because of their alleged ties with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[5] Days before them, Md Mokbul Hossain, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary, was forced into retirement.[9]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Mia was brought out of retirement and appointed chief of the highway police.[10][11] At the same time, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Sarder Tamiz Uddin Ahmed, and Kusum Dewan were appointed head of the Armed Police Battalion, the Railway Police, and the River Police, respectively.[11] He was promoted to additional inspectors general of police rank.[12]

References

  1. ^ "5 police officers, sent on forced retirement during AL govt, reinstated -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  2. ^ "3 SPs sent on retirement". The Daily Star. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ "5 senior cops, sent on forced retirement during AL govt, reinstated". The Business Standard. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  4. ^ a b "Two more 1991-batch police officers sent on early retirement". New Age. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Forced retirement: A signal to admin and police?". The Daily Star. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Police admin remains politicised as before". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 9 January 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Karmaker, Kongkon (27 August 2006). "Asia Energy Coal Mine Protest". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Major shake-up in police admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  9. ^ a b "Three SPs now sent on 'forced' retirement 'in public interest'". Prothomalo. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  10. ^ Khan, Mohammad Jamil (28 August 2024). "Major reshuffle in police force". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ a b "5 police units get new chiefs in reshuffle". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  12. ^ "10 additional IGPs get new postings". The Business Standard. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
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