Biplob Kumar Sarker
Bangladeshi police officer
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Biplob Kumar Sarker (Bengali: বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার; born 16 June 1972) is a former Bangladeshi controversial police officer who served as the joint commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[1] Earlier he served as Additional Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Dhaka Range.[2][3][4]
Biplob Kumar Sarker | |
|---|---|
| বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার | |
| Born | June 16, 1972 |
| Other names | SP Biplob, DC Biplob |
| Education | Botany Department, University of Dhaka |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
| Awards |  BPM (bar)(revoked) PPM (bsa)(revoked) |
| Police career | |
| Unit | |
| Allegiance |  Bangladesh |
| Branch |  Bangladesh Police |
| Status | Suspended, Fugitive |
| Rank |  Additional DIG |
Early life
Sarker was born on 16 June 1972 in Kharampatti of Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila and graduated from University of Dhaka.[5]
Career
Sarker assaulted Zainul Abedin Farroque, Chief opposition whip of the parliament and politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on 6 July 2011 at a hartal of the party.[6] Farroque sued him on 19 August 2024.[6][7]
On April 6, 2013, Sarker became the deputy commissioner of the Tejgaon Zone.[8] He served as the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.[5] On 13 June 2019, he was promoted to Superintendent of Police of Rangpur District. On 18 October 2021, he was reappointed as the deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[9]
In 2 June 2022, Sarker was appointed as the Additional Deputy Inspector General (Additional DIG) of Bangladesh Police Dhaka Range.[5][10][11] He was the joint commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[12][13]
Controversies
On August 13 2024, Sarker was named as one of the 7 accused in the illegal shooting and killing of various students across Dhaka during the Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement[14] along with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Minister Obaidul Quader, former Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and DB Police officer Harun-or-Rashid.[15][16]
His house was attacked after the fall of Sheikh Hasina Government as he was close with the Hasina Regime.[17]
After the fall of Hasina Government, Biplob Kumar went missing. He didn't rejoin the police services. Sources claim that he fled to India by Lalmonirhat District Border area.[18]