Md. Matiur Rahman Sheikh
Md. Matiur Rahman Sheikh is a Bangladeshi police chief and former head of the Criminal Investigation Department.[1][2][3]
Career
Sheikh joined the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a police cadre in 1991.[4][5]
In April 2013, Sheikh was transferred to the Police Staff College, Bangladesh.[6] He was the Commandant of Police Training Centre, Noakhali.[6]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Sheikh was appointed head of the Criminal Investigation Department in October 2014.[5] He was promoted to Additional Inspector General of Police while serving at the Police Staff College.[7][8] He had been promoted after the change in government.[9] The former head of the department, Mohammad Ali Mia, was sent into forced retirement.[10][11]
On 9 March 2025, Sheikh was transferred to the Bangladesh Police headquarters, and Deputy Inspector General Gazi Jasim Uddin was appointed the new head of the Criminal Investigation Department.[12] He was the Additional Inspector General of Police of the administration of the Bangladesh Police.[13] He is a board member of the Community Bank Bangladesh PLC.[13] He was the president of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.[14] In May 2025, he retired.[15]
References
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- ^ a b "Shake-up in police dept". The Daily Star. 2013-04-23. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Md. Matiur Rahman Sheikh Appointed as New CID Chief". Voice7 News. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "6 police officers made additional IGP | Bangladesh". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Additional IGP Motiur Rahman Sheikh made CID chief". The Business Standard. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Five police units get new chiefs". The Daily Star. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Mohammad Ali Mia removed from CID -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Gazi Jasim Uddin takes charge as CID chief". The Business Standard. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ a b "Community Bank holds 62nd board meeting". The Daily Star. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "BPSA condemns attack on policemen". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "অবসরে যাচ্ছেন অতিরিক্ত আইজিপি মতিউর রহমান শেখ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-05-29.