Syed Shahzaman Raj

Syed Shahzaman Raj is a retired additional inspector general of Bangladesh Police and former chief of the Criminal Investigation Department. He was the first chief of the Highway Police.

Career In 2001, Raj was the superintendent of police of Rangpur District.

Raj was the additional deputy inspector general of police of the Dhaka Range in 2005. He was appointed the first chief of the newly created Highway Police. He was the vice-president of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.

Raj was appointed chief of the Criminal Investigation Department on 16 March 2009, replacing Mohammad Javed Patwary. He was serving at the Bangladesh Police headquarters. He oversaw the Criminal Investigation Department's investigation in the 2009 Criminal Investigation Department's investigation into the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny. In January, he was promoted to additional inspector general of Bangladesh Police along with Mohammad Javed Patwary and A. K. M. Shahidul Haque. He served till 14 October 2010 and was replaced by Md. Mokhlesur Rahman.