STAFF CORRESPONDENT:

Md Harun-Ar-Rashid took charge as director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday.

He replaces former RAB chief M Khurshid Hossain, who went on retirement.

A gazette notification of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs was issued on May 29 in this regard.

Md Harun-Ar-Rashid started his career as assistant superintendent of police from the 15th BCS batch in 1995 and served in different capacities, including as deputy inspector general of the Mymensingh range in 2019.

Harun, son of Ahmed Ali, obtained his MSc degree from Dhaka University’s Statistics Department in 1994.

He also completed his LLB from the University of London in 2009 and MBA from Dhaka University in 2016.