Ashraful Huda is a former Bangladesh police officer who served as the Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police during 2004–2005.[1]
Ashraful Huda | |
|---|---|
| 19th Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police | |
| In office 15 December 2004 – 7 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Shahudul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hadis Uddin |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Children | Shamsul Huda Romel |
Career edit
Huda served as the principal of Bangladesh Police Academy from 1996 to 1997.[2]
Huda took charge the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on 8 April 2003 after his retirement as deputy inspector general of police.[3][1] He left the position of IGP when his contract expired on 7 April 2005.[4]
2004 Dhaka grenade attack case edit
Huda was serving as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner during the incident of 2004 Dhaka grenade attack that killed 19 and injured over 200 others.[5][6] He went abroad on the day of the attack.[5] In July 2011, 30 people were added to the supplementary charge sheets of the grenade attack case which included Huda's name.[7] Huda had appealed to a Dhaka court to discharge him from the cases twice in August and November the same year, but they were rejected.[8] In March 2012, Huda was charged and faced up to life-term imprisonment.[5][9] He was granted bail the next month.[10][11][12]
Personal life edit
Huda is married to Hamida Khatun. His mother-in-law Zubaydah Khatun belonged to the Zamindar family of Gunahar.[13] They have a son named Shamsul Huda Romel. He was jailed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka in 2015 in connection with a Yaba pills case.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "President pardons Shahudul Haque : Ashraful Huda new IGP". The Daily Star. 2004-12-15. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Former Principal". Bangladesh Police Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Govt yet to act on verdict against IGP : Lobbying on for the post". The Daily Star. 2004-12-09. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum made new IGP". bdnews24.com. 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ a b c "Tarique, Babar indicted". The Daily Star. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "'Deliberate attempts to destroy Aug 21 attack evidence'". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "The accused". The Daily Star. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Bail petitions of 2 ex-IGPs rejected". The Daily Star. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Aug 21 Grenade Attack Cases: Trial completes after 14 years". The Daily Star. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "6 former cops granted bail". The Daily Star. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "I took charge just 3 hours before incident". The Daily Star. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Four accused including two ex-IGPs hear charges". The Daily Star. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "গুনাহার জমিদার বাড়ি দুপচাঁচিয়া, বগুড়া". Bogura Live (in Bengali). 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Ex IGP's son sent to jail". The Daily Observer. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2018-11-07.