Muhammad Nurul Huda

This article is about the former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. For the Bangladeshi poet, see Mohammad Nurul Huda.

Muhammad Nurul Huda
16th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police
In office 7 June 2000 – 6 November 2001
Preceded by	A.Y.B.I. Siddiqi
Succeeded by	Mudabbir Hossain Chowdhury

Muhammad Nurul Huda is a Bangladeshi police officer who served as the 17th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police during 2000–2001.[1] He is a columnist at The Daily Star.[2][3] He worked as a consultant of the United Nations Development Programme.[4]

Career

Huda joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1970.[5] He received training from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an East Pakistan Police officer.[6][7]

In 1994, Huda was made the National Law Enforcement Consultant of the United Nations Drug Control Programme in Dhaka.[5] He served in that position till 1997.[8]

From 7 June 2000 to 6 November 2001, Huda was the Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police.[8] During the caretaker government led by chief advisor Latifur Rahman.[9]

Huda retired as the Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2003.[5]

Huda is a member of the advocacy group of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.[5] In June 2024, he criticized the Bangladesh Police Service Association for posting a statement against journalists investigating corruption by police officers.[8]

References

1. "Former IGPs". www.police.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
2. "Everyone has a role to play". The Daily Star. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
3. "Muhammad Nurul Huda". The Daily Star. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
4. Shahidullah, Shahid M. (2017-03-30). Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Springer. p. 442. ISBN 978-1-137-50750-1.
5. "Author Page". The University Press Limited. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
6. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. 1964.
7. Investigation, United States Federal Bureau of (1990). Directory of Graduates of the FBI National Academy and Officers of the FBI National Academy Associates. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. p. 215.
8. "Police association should not protect anyone who runs afoul of the law: ex-IGP Huda". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
9. "Police must practise fairness in election duty: Ex-IGP". Prothomalo. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-09-19.