Khandaker Al Moin Explained

Khandaker Al Moin
Serviceyears:	2000 - present
Battles:	UNAMID
Module:	Embed: yes Service: Rapid Action Battalion^[1] Branch: Bangladesh Police Service Label: Unit Rank: Deputy Director Years: 2007 – 2024 Awards: BPM (bar) BPM (bsa)

Khandaker Al Moin is a Bangladesh Navy Commander and Legal and Media Wing Director of the Rapid Action Battalion.^[2] He had defended Rapid Action Battalion after it was sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations.^[3]

Career

Moin was commissioned in the 45th batch of Bangladesh Navy.^[4]

From 2007 to 2010, Moin had served as the deputy director of the Intelligence Branch of Rapid Action Battalion headquarters. He was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal for arresting the suspects in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case.

Moin had served in the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur.

In December 2019, Moin was sent to Rapid Action Battalion on deputation from Bangladesh Navy. He was appointed Director of Communications and MIS Wing of Rapid Action Battalion. He introduced Onsite Identification and Verification System to identify suspects detained on location.^[5]

In March 2021, Moin was appointed director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion replacing Lieutenant colonel Ashiq Billah. He had defended the human rights record of Rapid Action Battalion, which has been sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations.^{[6] [7]} vHe said "Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB,".^[8] In January 2022, he was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal again.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Commander S M Abul Kalam Azad Director of Legal and Media told drug peddler dies in cutody . September 25, 2009. The Daily Star.
2. Web site: Old militants are reorganizing to destabilize the country: RAB News Flash . 2023-09-29 . BSS.
3. Web site: 2021-12-11 . US sanction: Rab says it doesn’t violate human rights, rather protects . 2023-09-29 . The Daily Star . en.
4. Web site: 2021-03-25 . Khandaker Al Moin takes charge as director of Rab’s Legal and Media Wing . 2023-09-29 . The Business Standard . en.
5. News: অপরাধী শনাক্তে র‍্যাবের প্রযুক্তি ওআইভিএস যেভাবে কাজ করবে . bn . BBC News বাংলা . 2023-09-29.
6. Web site: 'RAB doesn't abuse human rights, rather protects it' . 2023-09-29 . The Daily Observer.
7. Web site: Samad . Harris . 2021-12-16 . US sanctions on Bangladesh’s RAB: What happened? What’s next? . 2023-09-29 . Atlantic Council . en-US.
8. Web site: 2021-12-11 . 'Very few forces in the world show humanity like RAB' . 2023-09-29 . Prothomalo . en.
9. Web site: Khandaker Al Moin wins BPM award for outstanding performance . 2023-09-29 . The Asian Age . en.
10. Web site: [e-mail] . Md Ariful Islam . প্রতিনিধি . নিজস্ব . 2022-01-22 . বিপিএম সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন র‍্যাবের মিডিয়া পরিচালক কমান্ডার খন্দকার আল-মঈন . 2023-09-29 . মেঘনা নিউজ . en-US.