Ali Hossain Fakir made new IGP

Staff Reporter :

The government has appointed Md. Ali Hossain Fakir as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) superseding Baharul Alam, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
The order said the appointment takes immediate effect.

Prior to his promotion, Md. Ali Hossain Fakir was serving as Additional Inspector General of Police and Chief of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN).

A member of the 15th batch of the BCS (Police) cadre, Fakir hails from Bagerhat district.
Over the course of his career, he has held several important positions within the police department, earning recognition for his professional competence and leadership.

During his career, he has held several key positions, including superintendent of police in Netrokona, Feni and Magura, and deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Uttara Zone in 2008.

He later served in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. In November 2022, while commanding the 3rd APBn in Khulna, he was sent into compulsory retirement over allegations that he had been associated with the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the BNP’s student front, during his time at Dhaka University.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Aug 5, 2024, Ali was reinstated to the force at the rank of superintendent of police under the interim administration.

He was subsequently promoted to deputy inspector general and then to additional inspector general in August last year. The official notification issued by the Home Ministry confirmed that the promotion takes effect immediately.