Faruk Ahmed takes charge as director general of SRB
Additional Inspector General of Police Faruk Ahmed has taken charge as director general of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Forces.
He assumed the office on Sunday (8 November).
Faruk Ahmed joined Bangladesh Police in 1998 as an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) through the 17th BCS examination.
He completed a one-year basic training course at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, Rajshahi.
During his long career, he served in several important units of Bangladesh Police. He worked as superintendent of police (SP) of Mymensingh, Kishoreganj and Moulvibazar districts.
He also served as additional commissioner (administration) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), additional director general (administration) at the RAB Forces headquarters, and chief of the Highway Police.
Faruk Ahmed also served under United Nations peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sudan.
He earned a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).
After taking charge, the new director general joined a welcome durbar with the members of the SRB Forces. He instructed the members to carry out their assigned duties in an orderly manner with sincerity, professionalism and accountability for the welfare of the people.
Faruk Ahmed also directed members at all levels to take initiatives to build the SRB Forces into a role-model institution in ensuring public safety and establishing the rule of law in Bangladesh.
