Khoda Baksh Chowdhury

Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
খোদা বকশ চৌধুরী
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Ministry of Home Affairs
Assumed office
10 November 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
23rd Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
In office
2 November 2006  29 January 2007
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister
Preceded byAnwarul Iqbal
Succeeded byNur Mohammad
3rd Director General of Rapid Action Battalion
In office
31 October 2006  2 November 2006
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterIajuddin Ahmed (acting)
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Sarkar
Succeeded bySM Mizanur Rahman
4th Chief Executive of Criminal Investigation Department
In office
9 January 2006  1 November 2006
Appointed byMinister of Home Affairs
Preceded byMd. Amjad Hossain
Succeeded bySM Mizanur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1952-08-15) 15 August 1952
Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Bangladesh Police Academy
Awards
  • Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)
  • President Police Medal (PPM)
Police career
UnitDhaka Metropolitan Police
Allegiance Bangladesh
DepartmentCriminal Investigation Department
Branch Bangladesh Police
Service years1979 - 2009
StatusRetired
Rank IGP

Khuda Baksh Chowdhury (born 15 August 1952) is a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police and Special Assistant with the status equivalent to a Minister of State of the Interim government of Bangladesh.

He also served as the Senior Police Advisor in UNAMA from June 2008 to April 2010. He is a former Director General of Rapid Action Battalion, an elite paramilitary unit.