Bangladeshi police officer
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]
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
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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]
References
^ "Case filed against DB Harun, Biplob Kumar for beating up BNP leader Zainul Abdin Farroque in 2011 u" . UNB . 19 August 2024.
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^ অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার . banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-09-18 .
^ অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন তেজগাঁওয়ের ডিসি বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার . The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-18 .
^ a b c Hussain, Ahmede; Tusher, Hasan Jahid (2014-05-16). "A Hero of Our Time" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 2022-09-18 .
^ a b "BNP leader Farroque sues DB Harun, Biplob for 2011 assault - - observerbd.com" . The Daily Observer . Retrieved 2024-08-19 .
^ Hussain, Ahmede; Tusher, Hasan Jahid (2014-05-16). "A Hero of Our Time" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 2024-09-12 .
^ Hussain, Ahmede; Tusher, Hasan Jahid (2014-05-16). "A Hero of Our Time" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 2024-08-19 .
^ "Misleading facts in case statement" . The Daily Star . 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2023-09-11 .
^ অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন তেজগাঁওয়ের ডিসি বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার . The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-18 .
^ অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার . Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-09-18 .
^ জনকণ্ঠ, দৈনিক. "ডিএমপির যুগ্ম কমিশনার হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার" . দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ || Daily Janakantha . Retrieved 2022-12-03 .
^ "Senior Officer Directory – Dhaka Metropolitan Police" . Retrieved 2022-12-03 .
^ "Sheikh Hasina, 23 others sued over student murder" . Prothom Alo . 14 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
^ "ডিএমপিতে যুগ্ম পুলিশ কমিশনার হিসেবে যোগদান করলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার" . ডিএমপি নিউজ . Retrieved 2022-12-03 .
^ "ডিএমপির যুগ্ম কমিশনার হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার" . www.jugantor.com . Retrieved 2022-12-03 .
^ প্রতিনিধি, জেলা (2024-08-06). "কিশোরগঞ্জে ডিবির বিপ্লব কুমার সরকারের বাড়িতে হামলা-ভাঙচুর" . dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-09-14 .
^ "সন্ধান মিলল বিপ্লব সরকারের | Mohona TV" . 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-14 .