Biplob Kumar Sarker
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| other_names = SP Biplob, DC Biplob
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|06|16}}
| birth_place = Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| education = Botany Department, University of Dhaka
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
| occupation = Police Officer
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Biplob Kumar Sarker (Bengali: বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার; born 16 June 1972) is a former Bangladeshi controversial police officer who served as the joint commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.{{cite news |title=Case filed against DB Harun, Biplob Kumar for beating up BNP leader Zainul Abdin Farroque in 2011 u|url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/case-filed-against-db-harun-biplob-kumar-for-beating-up-bnp-leader-zainul-abdin-farroque-in-2011/141163 |work=UNB |date=19 August 2024}} Earlier he served as Additional Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Dhaka Range.{{Cite web |title=জনাব বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার, বিপিএম (বার), পিপিএম |url=http://policedig.dhakadiv.gov.bd/bn/site/officer_list/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8,-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE--%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0- |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=policedig.dhakadiv.gov.bd}}{{Cite news |date=2022-06-03 |script-title=bn:অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/934527.details |access-date=2022-09-18 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন তেজগাঁওয়ের ডিসি বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/national/119881 |access-date=2022-09-18 |work=The Dhaka Post |date=3 June 2022 |language=bn}}
Early life
Sarker was born on 16 June 1972 in Kharampatti of Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila and graduated from University of Dhaka.
Career
Sarker assaulted Zainul Abedin Farroque, Chief opposition whip of the parliament and politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on 6 July 2011 at a hartal of the party.{{Cite web |title=BNP leader Farroque sues DB Harun, Biplob for 2011 assault - - observerbd.com |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=485905 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Daily Observer}} Farroque sued him on 19 August 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Hussain |first1=Ahmede |last2=Tusher |first2=Hasan Jahid |date=2014-05-16 |title=A Hero of Our Time |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/a-hero-of-our-time-24066 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On April 6, 2013, Sarker became the deputy commissioner of the Tejgaon Zone.{{Cite web |last1=Hussain |first1=Ahmede |last2=Tusher |first2=Hasan Jahid |date=2014-05-16 |title=A Hero of Our Time |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/a-hero-of-our-time-24066 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He served as the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Police Service Association. On 13 June 2019, he was promoted to Superintendent of Police of Rangpur District. On 18 October 2021, he was reappointed as the deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.{{Cite web |date=2014-10-24 |title=Misleading facts in case statement |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/misleading-facts-in-case-statement-47212 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
In 2 June 2022, Sarker was appointed as the Additional Deputy Inspector General (Additional DIG) of Bangladesh Police Dhaka Range.{{Cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Ahmede |last2=Tusher |first2=Hasan Jahid |date=2014-05-16 |title=A Hero of Our Time |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/a-hero-of-our-time-24066 |access-date=2022-09-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন তেজগাঁওয়ের ডিসি বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/national/119881 |access-date=2022-09-18 |work=The Dhaka Post |date=3 June 2022 |language=bn}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:অতিরিক্ত ডিআইজি হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2022/06/03/264461/অতিরিক্ত-ডিআইজি-হলেন-বিপ্লব-কুমার |access-date=2022-09-18 |work=Dhaka Times 24 |language=bn}} He was the joint commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.{{Cite web |last=জনকণ্ঠ |first=দৈনিক |title=ডিএমপির যুগ্ম কমিশনার হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/national/news/669064 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ {{!}}{{!}} Daily Janakantha |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Senior Officer Directory – Dhaka Metropolitan Police |url=https://dmp.gov.bd/senior-officer-directory/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |language=en}}
Controversies
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On August 13 2024, Sarker was named as one of the 7 accused in the illegal shooting and killing of various students across Dhaka during the Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement{{cite news |title=Sheikh Hasina, 23 others sued over student murder |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/akm9nwo3f9 |work=Prothom Alo |date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815052818/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/akm9nwo3f9 |archive-date=2024-08-15 |language=en}} along with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Minister Obaidul Quader, former Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and DB Police officer Harun-or-Rashid.{{Cite web |title=ডিএমপিতে যুগ্ম পুলিশ কমিশনার হিসেবে যোগদান করলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার |url=https://dmpnews.org/%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%8f%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%af%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b6-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf-8/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=ডিএমপি নিউজ |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=ডিএমপির যুগ্ম কমিশনার হলেন বিপ্লব কুমার সরকার |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/615020/ডিএমপির-যুগ্ম-কমিশনার-হলেন-বিপ্লব-কুমার-সরকার |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.jugantor.com |language=en}}
His house was attacked after the fall of Sheikh Hasina Government as he was close with the Hasina Regime.{{Cite web |last=প্রতিনিধি |first=জেলা |date=2024-08-06 |title=কিশোরগঞ্জে ডিবির বিপ্লব কুমার সরকারের বাড়িতে হামলা-ভাঙচুর |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/country/296961 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=dhakapost.com |language=bn}}
After the fall of Hasina Government, Biplob Kumar went missing. He didn't rejoin the police services. Sources claim that he fled to India by Lalmonirhat District Border area.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=সন্ধান মিলল বিপ্লব সরকারের {{!}} Mohona TV |url=https://mohona.tv/?p=109789 |access-date=2024-09-14 |language=en-US}}
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