Bornomala News: 5 Bangladeshis have been promoted to important posts in the New York Police Department (NYPD). Among them, Sajedur Rahman has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. 4 Bangladeshi Americans have been promoted as sergeants. They are Abu Taher Firoz, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, Rajub Bhowmik and Mohammad Chowdhury.
They were promoted in the presence of Police Commissioner Dermat Shea, at the Police Academy in Queens on Thursday morning, March 17th. Leaders of Bangladeshi-American Police Association (BAPA) were present on the occasion.
Lieutenant Sajedur Rahman immigrated to America in 1997 in the DV lottery. He later earned a BSc degree in computer science from Old Westbury under New York State University. He joined the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2006 as a police officer. Then in 2017 he was promoted to sergeant. He served as Investigative Supervisor in NYPD's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Division for the past three years before being promoted to Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Sajedur Rahman, son of late Badr Uddin Biswas and late Rizia Khatun of Dahakulo village in Baghapara, Jessore. The former meritorious student of Shahjalal University passed SSC from Bagharpara Pilot High School, Jessore and HSC from Jessore Cantonment College. He lives in Queens with his two daughters, Fatima Rahman and Khadija Rahman, and his wife, Hosne Ara Rahman.
Captain Karam Chowdhury, President of the Bangladeshi American Police Association (BAPAR), Sergeant Ershad Siddiqui, Executive Vice-President and many others were present at their promotion ceremony at the Police Academy in Queens.
Note that at present the number of members of NYPD is about 36 thousand. There are more than four hundred Bangladeshis in this regular force. Among them are 3 Bangladeshi American Captains, 10 Lieutenants, 32 Sergeants, 12 Detectives, 265 Police Officers. Civilian members such as New York City Traffic Agent, School Safety Agent, School Crossing Guard are all working with more than 1,000 Bangladeshi American reputations in the New York Police Department at NYPD.
