The government has placed 16 deputy inspector generals (DIGs) and one additional DIG of the Bangladesh Police into forced retirement in a fresh administrative reshuffle.

The decision was announced today (3 May) through a notification signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Monzur Morshed Chowdhury, by order of the president.

According to the notification, the officers, belonging to the BCS (Police) cadre, have been retired from government service in the public interest under Section 45 of the Government Service Act, 2018.

The notification also states that the officials will receive retirement benefits in accordance with existing rules.

Earlier, on 22 April, the government sent 11 DIGs and two additional DIGs into forced retirement.

Those retired include DIG of the Anti-Terrorism Unit Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, DIG of Highway Police Imtiaz Ahmed, and DIG of CID Md. Habibur Rahman, DIG (TR) at Police Headquarters, Saleh Mohammad Tanvir, Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI), Md Harun-or-Rashid, and DIG of Dhaka Police Staff College SM Akhtaruzzaman, reports UNB.

Besides, Commandant (DIG) of Noakhali PTC, Md Haidar Ali Khan, Commandant of Khulna PTC, Md Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiya, DIG of Tourist Police, Md Ruhul Amin, DIG of Highway Police, Md Rafiqul Hasan Gani, DIG of River Police, Md Mizanur Rahman, and Commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, Md. Majid Ali.

The list further includes DIG at Police Headquarters, Kazi Zia Uddin; DIG of Railway Police, Md Golam Rauf Khan; Commandant of Rangpur PTC, Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Haider; and DIG of Highway Police, Rakhfar Sultana Khanam.

In the same order, Superintendent of Police (Supernumerary Additional DIG) of Railway Police Farhat Ahmed has also been sent into retirement.

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