SM Ruhul Amin joins ATU chief

Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) SM Ruhul Amin took charge as the head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialized branch of the police formed to combat militancy and terrorism.

He took this new charge on Wednesday (September 7).

Earlier, Ruhul Amin was serving as Additional IGP (Logistics and Asset Acquisition) at Police Headquarters, Dhaka before taking charge of ATU.

It is learnt from Police Headquarters that Ruhul Amin obtained his master’s degree from the International Relations Department of Dhaka University. Honest, talented and efficient police officer SM Ruhul Amin secured first rank in 12th BCS batch police cadre. He has received professional higher training in various countries including Bangladesh, USA, China, Italy, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore. He served in UN peacekeeping missions in Angola, Ivory Coast, Kosovo and South Sudan.

He served as Additional DIG in Chittagong Range. As DIG, he served with competence and reputation as Railway Range, Dhaka, Barisal Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Police Headquarters, Dhaka DIG Media & Planning and Human Resources. He also served as Additional IGP (Human Resource and Management) and Additional IGP (Finance and Development) at Police Headquarters, Dhaka.

It should be noted that he is the son of a noble Muslim family of Gopalganj district.