AKM Shahidur Rahman
{{Short description|12th Director General of RAB}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Additional Inspector General
| name = AKM Shahidur Rahman
| native_name = এ কে এম শহিদুর রহমান
| office = 12th Director General of Rapid Action Battalion
| primeminister = Muhammad Yunus {{small|(acting)}}
| president = Mohammed Shahabuddin
| predecessor = Md. Harun Ur Rashid
| term_start = 7 August 2024
| term_end =
| awards = 35px Bangladesh Police Medal (Bravery)
| image = AKM Shahidur Rahman, RAB - DG (cropped).jpg
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| birth_place = Bangladesh
| alma_mater = {{center|Military Training }} Bangladesh Military Academy
{{center|Police Training }} Bangladesh Police Academy
| known_for = Director General - Rapid Action Battalion
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| service = {{ubl|Rapid Action Battalion}}
| branch = {{flagicon image|Bangladesh Police Flag.svg}} Bangladesh Police
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| status = Active
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| rank = 20px Additional IGP
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AKM Shahidur Rahman is a Bangladeshi police officer and incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion.{{cite news |title=Mainul Hasan new DMP commissioner; Shahidur Rahman RAB DG |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/mainul-hasan-new-dmp-commissioner-shahidur-rahman-rab-dg-3671401 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827194544/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/mainul-hasan-new-dmp-commissioner-shahidur-rahman-rab-dg-3671401 |archive-date=2024-08-27 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/akm-shahidur-rahman-new-rab-dg-md-mainul-hasan-new-dmp-commissioner-911266|title=AKM Shahidur Rahman new RAB DG, Md Mainul Hasan new DMP commissioner|date=August 7, 2024|website=The Business Standard}}
Early life
Rahman was born in Barisal District.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=Major shakeup in police high-ups |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/major-shakeup-police-high-ups-3671971 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He did his bachelors in social studies at the University of Dhaka.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=Shahidur Rahman Takes Charge as Director General of RAB |url=https://bangladeshcentre.org.uk/2024/08/08/shahidur-rahman-takes-charge-as-director-general-of-rab/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |language=en-GB}} He completed his masters at the Bangladesh University of Professionals.
Career
Rahman joined Bangladesh Police from the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991. He completed the Basic Military Training Course at the Bangladesh Military Academy and police training at the Bangladesh Police Academy. He completed the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, Bangladesh.
Rahman had served as the superintendent of police of Noakhali District and Shariatpur District.{{Cite web |last=cpadmin |date=2024-08-08 |title=Shahidur Rahman Takes Charge as Director General of RAB |url=https://bangladeshcentre.org.uk/2024/08/08/shahidur-rahman-takes-charge-as-director-general-of-rab/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |language=en-GB}}
In August 2008, Rahman was appointed deputy police commissioners of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.{{Cite web |date=2008-08-26 |title=Shake-up in police admin |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-51903 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He had been serving as the superintendent of police of Bagerhat District. He was the Additional Police Commissioner of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-18 |title=CNG-run auto-rickshaw strike withdrawn in port city |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/cng-run-auto-rickshaw-strike-withdrawn-port-city-145045 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Rahman was part of an Anti-Terrorism operation in which Bangladesh Police detained about 12 thousand people, many of whom according to Rahman were Islamic militants, in June 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-15 |title=Fatwa against secret killings in Bangladesh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/fatwa-against-secret-killings-bangladesh-1239727 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said more than 21 hundred of its members were detained as well.
Rahman was promoted to additional inspector general of police in February 2024 while serving in Police Telecom.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=14 police officials promoted to Addl IG |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/14-police-officials-promoted-addl-ig-3547141 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Rahman was appointed director general of Rapid Action Battalion replacing Barrister Md Harun-or-Rashid on 7 August 2025.{{Cite web |title=AKM Shahidur Rahman new RAB DG {{!}} News Flash |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/202860 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=BSS}} He was previously named the coordinator of Bangladesh Police.{{Cite web |title=Shahidur Rahman named coordinator of police |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/353861/shahidur-rahman-named-coordinator-of-police |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}} There were major changes in the police after the government changeover.
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