[3] He also blamed deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police east Obaidur Rahman for poor security at the rally.
[3] Barbar also ordered him to not file cases or take action against officers he believed had neglected their duty in failing to provide security to the rally of Awami League.
[3] In 2005, Rahman closed Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Motijheel Thana, for being involved in the murder of a student of Mirpur Commerce College.
[7] He was criticized along with other law enforcement officials for failing to track or stop the activities of Harkatul Jihad al Islami-Bangladesh.
[12] Rahman was the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department for two days on 31 October 2006, before he was posted to Rapid Action Battalion on 2 November.