AKM Shahidur Rahman

AKM Shahidur Rahman is a retired Bangladeshi police officer and former director general of Rapid Action Battalion.

Early life Rahman was born in Barisal District. He did his bachelor's degree in social studies at the University of Dhaka. He completed his master's at the Bangladesh University of Professionals.

In August 2008, Rahman was appointed deputy police commissioner of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police. He had been serving as the superintendent of police of Bagerhat District.

Rahman was part of an anti-terrorism operation in which Bangladesh Police detained about 12 thousand people, many of whom, according to Rahman, were Islamic militants, in June 2016. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said more than 2,100 of its members were detained as well.

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, Rahman was appointed director general of the Rapid Action Battalion, replacing Barrister Md. Harun Ur Rashid on 7 August 2025. He was previously named the coordinator of Bangladesh Police. There were major changes in the police after the government changeover.