Safar Raj Hossain is a retired civil servant, former Home Affairs Secretary,[1][2] and chairman of the Police Administration Reform Commission formed by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
[6] In June 2005, he was sued in a murder case filed by the mother of a Jubo League activist who was killed in a crossfire by Rapid Action Battalion.
[6] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Hossain was appointed head of a newly created Police Administration Reform Commission.
[6][11] The commission included Abu Momtaz Saad Uddin Ahmed, ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Md Golam Rasul, Mohammad Harun Chowdhury, Mohammad Iqbal, Sheikh Sajjad Ali, and Shahnaz Huda.
[6] One of the first recommendation was removal of political background check from the hiring process of police officers.