Mohammad Abdul Momen
Mohammad Abdul Momen is a Bangladeshi retired civil servant and current chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission.[1][2] Previously he served as the secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[3] He was appointed after the fall of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina and he sent a number of police officers into retirement after his appointment.[4][5][6] He is a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies.[7]
Career
[edit]Momen joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982.[8]
Momen was sent to forced retirement on 6 June 2013.[8]
Momen was appointed Secretary of the Public Security Division on 18 August 2024 after the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government fell.[9] At the same time four others were made contractual secretaries, Sheikh Abdur Rashid in the Secondary and Higher Education Division, Ehchanul Haque in Roads and Highways Department, Nasimul Gani in Public Department of President Mohammed Shahabuddin's Office, and M. A. Akmal Hossain Azad in Ministry of Railway.[9] He replaced Md Mokabbir Hossain who was transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology after serving three days as Secretary of the Public Security Division.[8][10] At the same time the advisor in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs was changed from Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hossain to Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.[10]
Momen sent three senior police officers, Mohammad Ali Miah, Mahbubur Rahman, and Joydeb Kumar Bhadra, into forced retirement.[11] In September, he sent sent nine more police officers, AKM Hafiz Akhtar, Bashir Ahmed, Devdas Bhattacharya, Khandker Lutful Kabir, Mir Rezaul Alam, Imam Hossain, Mizanur Rahman, Chowdhury Manjurul Kabir, Dadon Fakir, Shamim or Rashid Talukder, and Rafiqul Islam, into forced retirement.[12] He then sent Krishna Pada Roy, Md Mozammel Haque, and Sarder Rakibul Islam into retirement.[13] He sent three more police officers, Harun Ur Rashid, Shahabuddin Khan, and Kh Mahid Uddin, into forced retirement in October.[14] He rehired five police officers, Abdullah Al Mamun, Ali Hossain Khan, Delwar Hossain Mia, Nazmul Karim Khan, and Zillur Rahman, who were sent to retirement by the previous Awami League government.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mohammad Abdul Momen appointed as ACC chairman". Prothom Alo. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Momen appointed ACC chairman". The Financial Express. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Five retired addl secretaries appointed as secretaries". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "7 police officers sent into retirement". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "5 retired addl secys rehired as secretaries". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Five retired additional secretaries appointed as secretaries". The Business Standard. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Board of Governors". www.biiss.org. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Five secys appointed on contract". The Daily Star. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ a b "Five retired additional secretaries appointed as secretaries". The Financial Express. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Home ministry's public security div senior secretary transferred within three days of appointment". The Business Standard. 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Three more top police officials sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "7 more cops including 3 Addl IGPs sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Additional IGP, 2 other top officials sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Three more additional IGPs sent into forced retirement". The Daily Star. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "5 police officials sent to retirement by AL govt reinstated". The Daily Star. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-10-13.