Khandaker Al Moin
Khandaker Al Moin is a Bangladesh Navy Commander and Legal and Media Wing Director of the Rapid Action Battalion.[1] He had defended Rapid Action Battalion after it was sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations.[2]
Career
Moin was commissioned in the 45th batch of Bangladesh Navy.[3]
From 2007 to 2010, Moin had served as the deputy director of the Intelligence Branch of Rapid Action Battalion headquarters.[3] He was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal for arresting the suspects in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case.[3]
Moin had served in the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur.[3]
In December 2019, Moin was sent to Rapid Action Battalion on deputation from Bangladesh Navy.[3] He was appointed Director of Communications and MIS Wing of Rapid Action Battalion.[3] He introduced Onsite Identification and Verification System to identify suspects detained on location.[4]
In March 2021, Moin was appointed director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion replacing Lieutenant colonel Ashiq Billah.[3] He had defended the human rights record of Rapid Action Battalion, which has been sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations.[5][6] vHe said "Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB,".[7] In January 2022, he was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal again.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Old militants are reorganizing to destabilize the country: RAB | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "US sanction: Rab says it doesn't violate human rights, rather protects". The Daily Star. 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Khandaker Al Moin takes charge as director of Rab's Legal and Media Wing". The Business Standard. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "অপরাধী শনাক্তে র্যাবের প্রযুক্তি ওআইভিএস যেভাবে কাজ করবে". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "'RAB doesn't abuse human rights, rather protects it'". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Samad, Harris (2021-12-16). "US sanctions on Bangladesh's RAB: What happened? What's next?". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "'Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB'". Prothomalo. 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Khandaker Al Moin wins BPM award for outstanding performance". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ ariful@meghnanews.com.bd, Md Ariful Islam; প্রতিনিধি, নিজস্ব (2022-01-22). "বিপিএম সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন র্যাবের মিডিয়া পরিচালক কমান্ডার খন্দকার আল-মঈন". মেঘনা নিউজ. Retrieved 2023-09-29.