New SRB DG assumes office

Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Faruk Ahmed on Sunday assumed office as Director General (DG) of Special Response Battalion (SRB).

A member of 17th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) batch, Faruk joined Bangladesh Police in 1998. Over the course of his career, he served as Superintendent of Police in Mymensingh, Kishoreganj and Moulvibazar districts, Additional Commissioner (Administration) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Additional Director General (Administration) at the RAB Forces Headquarters and Chief of Highway Police.

He also served in UN peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sudan. Faruk holds a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).

At his first Darbar (interaction) with SRB members after assuming office, Faruk stressed professionalism, accountability, discipline and dedication to public service.

He urged officers and members of the battalion to work towards making the SRB a model institution in maintaining public safety and upholding the rule of law.

Faruk was appointed DD of  SRB on November 3, replacing Md Ahsan Habib Palash, who was transferred to Police Headquarters.