Abdur Raquib Khandaker

Khandaker graduated from Notre Dame College, Dhaka.[1] He studied economics at the University of Dhaka and briefly taught at Notre Dame College, Dhaka.[1]

Khandaker joined the Police Service of Pakistan in 1956.[2]

Khandaker served as the Superintendent of Police in Khulna District in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]

In 1974, Khandaker sustain an injury from an accident while on duty which affected him for the rest of his life.[1] From 1976 to 1986, Khandaker served as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation.[2] In 1976, he was the Deputy Inspector General of Police stationed in the police headquarters in Dhaka.[3] He served as the Deputy Inspector General of Rajshahi Police range.[1]

Khandaker was the third commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.[4] He served from 2 February 1979 to 8 February 1982.[5]

Khandaker was stationed in the Permanent mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1984.[2] He served in the Crime Prevention and Control Committee of the United Nations.[6]

Khandaker served as the Inspector General of Bangladesh Police from 31 December 1985 to 28 February 1990.[7] He served under military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[8]

In 1999, Khandaker was awarded the National Sports Awards.[2] Khandakar wrote Society Politics & Civil Order: Memoirs of the Police Chief of Bangladesh on 1 January 2002.[9] He wrote about experiences as a Bengali officer in the Pakistan establishment and later working in independent Bangladesh.[10] He wrote for The Daily Star.[11]

Khandaker died on 25 August 2010.[2]