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Born | Mymensingh, Bengal, British India (now Mymensingh, Bangladesh) | 29 December 1925
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Unit | Special Branch |
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Service years | 1950 – 1990 |
Status | Retired |
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A. B. S. Safdar (born 29 December 1925) was a Bangladesh police and intelligence officer. He is a former Director General of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.
Safdar was born in 1925 in Mymensingh District, East Bengal, British India. [1]
Safdar joined the intelligence wing of Pakistan Police in 1950. [1] In 1959, he became the assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau of Pakistan Police. [1] He received a promotion in 1965 to the post of Deputy Director General of Intelligence Bureau and was in charge of the Bureau in East Pakistan. [1]
During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Safder travelled to the United States under USAID's Office of Public Safety to train at the International Police Academy. [1] Near the end of the war, he and fellow trainee, Abdur Rahim, returned to East Pakistan and joined the Pakistan security establishment. [2] Safdar did counter insurgency and Rahim was placed in the Razakar unit. [2]
After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Safder was appointed the Director General of National Security Intelligence. [2] He met Mahbub Alam Chashi and Taheruddin Thakur before the coup and found prominent roles in the new administration. [3]
A. B. S. Safdar | |
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Born | Mymensingh, Bengal, British India (now Mymensingh, Bangladesh) | 29 December 1925
Commands held |
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Police career | |
Unit | Special Branch |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch | ![]() ![]() |
Service years | 1950 – 1990 |
Status | Retired |
Rank |
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Awards |
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A. B. S. Safdar (born 29 December 1925) was a Bangladesh police and intelligence officer. He is a former Director General of National Security Intelligence, the main civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh.
Safdar was born in 1925 in Mymensingh District, East Bengal, British India. [1]
Safdar joined the intelligence wing of Pakistan Police in 1950. [1] In 1959, he became the assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau of Pakistan Police. [1] He received a promotion in 1965 to the post of Deputy Director General of Intelligence Bureau and was in charge of the Bureau in East Pakistan. [1]
During the Bangladesh Liberation war, Safder travelled to the United States under USAID's Office of Public Safety to train at the International Police Academy. [1] Near the end of the war, he and fellow trainee, Abdur Rahim, returned to East Pakistan and joined the Pakistan security establishment. [2] Safdar did counter insurgency and Rahim was placed in the Razakar unit. [2]
After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Safder was appointed the Director General of National Security Intelligence. [2] He met Mahbub Alam Chashi and Taheruddin Thakur before the coup and found prominent roles in the new administration. [3]