Addl IGP Faruk Ahmed takes over as new SRB chief

Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Faruk Ahmed on Sunday officially took charge as the Director General (DG) of the Special Response Battalion (SRB).

Upon assuming duty on Sunday (8 November), the newly appointed DG attended a welcome Durbar with SRB personnel. During the session, he instructed all members of the battalion to discharge their duties with sincerity, professionalism, and accountability for the welfare of the public.

He further directed personnel at all levels to work towards establishing the SRB as a role-model institution in ensuring public safety and maintaining the rule of law in Bangladesh.

Faruk Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) through the 17th BCs in 1998, completing his one-year basic training at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sarda.

Throughout his distinguished career, he served as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, and Moulvibazar districts. Additionally, he held positions as Additional Commissioner (Admin) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Additional Director General (Admin) of RAB Headquarters, and most recently served as Chief of Highway Police (Addl IGP).

He has also served under UN peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sudan. He earned his BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).

-SA