Delwar Hossain Mia

Delwar Hossain Mia is a Bangladeshi police officer who was chief of the Highway Police.

Birth and education He was born in Tangail District. He completed an MBA degree.

Career Mia joined the 12th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a police cadre. He started his career as an assistant superintendent of police on 20 January 1991. He was trained at the Bangladesh Military Academy.

He assumed the post of additional inspector general of police of the Highway Police on 17 October 2024 and has been serving as the chief of the unit since then. His career included a period of interruption, including retirement in October 2022, before later returning to senior leadership roles.

In addition to his police career, he has been involved in sports administration. He is the president of the Bangladesh Police Badminton Club and has an interest in sports such as tennis, football, and volleyball.

Mia was the superintendent of Dinajpur District. In August 2006, seven people were killed and 300 injured after police under his command and Bangladesh Rifles personnel opened fire on protestors, part of the nonviolent movement opposing open pit mining in Bangladesh, marching to Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pvt Limited to protest the activities at Phulbari coal mine. Mia said, "The police were forced to open fire after being attacked by the demonstrators equipped with lethal weapons." At the same time, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Sarder Tamiz Uddin Ahmed, and Kusum Dewan were appointed heads of the Armed Police Battalion, the Railway Police, and the River Police, respectively. He was promoted to additional inspectors general of police rank.

Personal life He is married to Sadia Afroze. The couple has two children, a daughter and a son.