Mallick Faqrul Islam
Bangladeshi police officer
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Mallick Faqrul Islam is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and rector of Police Staff College, Bangladesh.[1] He is the former additional inspector general of police of the Highway Police.[2] He was the deputy inspector general of Special Branch.[3]
Mallick Faqrul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bagerhat District, Bangladesh |
| Education | Law degree, MBA, PhD |
| Known for | Rector, Police Staff College, Bangladesh |
| Police career | |
| Country | Bangladesh Police |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh |
| Rank | Additional Inspector General of Police (retd.) |
Early life
Islam was born in Bagerhat District.[4] He has a law degree, an MBA, and a PhD.[4]
Career
Islam joined the police branch of Bangladeshi Civil Service in 1991.[4] He was appointed an assistant superintendent of police.[4]
In 2009, Islam was the superintendent of police of Feni District in 2009.[5] He was the deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[6] He was appointed chief of the Highway Police in January 2015.[7]
Additional Deputy Inspector General Islam served as the commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion-3 in 2014 when 18 of his men where withdrawn for embezzling from a suspect.[8] He had served in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.[4]
In February 2016, Islam was promoted to deputy inspector general.[9] In October 2016, Islam was appointed deputy inspector general of Special Branch from the Highway Police.[10] He was replaced by Deputy Inspector General Md. Atiqul Islam.[10]
In August 2022, Islam's name was suggested as a potential replacement for Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed or future director general of Rapid Action Battalion.[11]
In February 2023, Islam was appointed the rector of the Police Staff College in Dhaka.[12] He was elected vice president of the International Association of Police Academies.[4] He is the president of the Bangladesh Police Billiard and Snooker Club.[4]
Islam was sent into forced retirement along with fellow officers Y. M. Belalur Rahman and Selim Md Jahangir in January 2025.[13]
Personal life
Islam's wife, Jesmin Ahmed Mallick, died after a fall from the rooftop of their residence in Bashundhara Residential Area on 8 May 2016.[14] He has a daughter, Barrister Fahima Mallick Monmi, and a son, Barrister Mallick Faize Islam Mehan.[4]