Abdul Khaleque

Bangladeshi politician

Abdul Khaleque

1st Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police
In office 17 April 1971 – 23 April 1973
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	A. Rahim

Personal details
Born	(1927-03-01)1 March 1927 Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	10 June 2013(2013-06-10) (aged 86) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abdul Khaleque (1 March 1927 – 10 June 2013) was the first Inspector General of Bangladesh Police from 17 April 1971 to 23 April 1973. He was first home secretary of Bangladesh.

Early life and career

Khaleque was born in a village named Jiruin under Brahmanpara Upzilla of District Comilla on 1 March 1927.^[1] He was also a member of Mukti Bahini.^[2]

Khaleque was one of the four founding members of Ain O Salish Kendro.^[3]

Personal life

Khaleque was married to Selina Khaleque.^[3]

References

^ "Country's 1st IGP Khaleque passes away". risingbd.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "PM mourns death of ex-IGP Abdul Khaleque :: Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh". print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Human rights situation poor". The Daily Star. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2018-11-02.