Hassan Mahmood Khandker: Difference between revisions

|office = 26th [[Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)|Inspector General of Bangladesh Police]]

|birth_place = [[Pirgachha Upazila|Pirgachha]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]]

|alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]

'''Hassan Mahmood Khandker''' is a Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 26th [[Inspector General of Police (Bangladesh)|Inspector General of Bangladesh Police]] from 31 August 2010 to 30 December 2014. He was the longest serving Inspector General in [[Bangladesh Police]]'s history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former police chief Hassan Mahmood Khandker made Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Spain|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/17/former-police-chief-hassan-mahmood-khandker-made-bangladeshs-ambassador-to-spain|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and career==

Khandker born in [[Pirgachha Upazila]] in [[Rangpur district]]. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=vows>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-153160|title=New IGP vows pro-people police force|date=2010-09-01|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref>

Khandker joined the police department in 1984 as a member of the [[Bangladesh Civil Service]] cadre of the 1982 batch. He served as director general of [[Rapid Action Battalion]] during February 2007 to August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=New IGP, RAB DG, DMP commissioner named in a major police shake-up|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/12/30/new-igp-rab-dg-dmp-commissioner-named-in-a-major-police-shake-up|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=vows/> He received the Bangladesh Police Medal and the President Police Medal. During his tenure as the IGP, Bangladesh Police received the [[Independence Day Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh's new police chief calls for camaraderie|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/12/31/bangladesh-s-new-police-chief-calls-for-camaraderie|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>

Khandker was appointed as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassador Hassan Mahmood Khandker presents credential to the King of Spain|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/12/16/ambassador-hassan-mahmood-khandker-presents-credential-to-the-king-of-spain|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/17/former-police-chief-hassan-mahmood-khandker-made-bangladeshs-ambassador-to-spain|title=Former police chief Hassan Mahmood Khandker made Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Spain|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref>

Khandker has charges against him in [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) for crimes against humanity.<ref>{{cite web|title=El embajador de Bangladesh, acusado de crímenes ante el TPI, presenta hoy sus credenciales al Rey|url=http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-embajador-bangladesh-acusado-crimenes-ante-presenta-credenciales-201512160138_noticia.html|website=abc.es|accessdate=27 September 2016|language=es-ES}}</ref>

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