16 DIGs Among 17 Police Officials Sent on Retirement

The government has placed 17 senior police officials, including 16 Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), into forced retirement as part of an ongoing restructuring of the Bangladesh Police.

The Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh issued a notification on Sunday afternoon confirming that the decision takes immediate effect.

According to the order, the officers from the BCS (Police) cadre have been retired under Section 45 of the Public Service Act, 2018, in the public interest. They will receive all applicable retirement benefits under existing rules.

This move comes just weeks after a similar decision on April 22, when 11 DIGs and two Additional DIGs were sent into mandatory retirement.

Among those affected in the latest order are Anti-Terrorism Unit DIG Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Highway Police DIG Imtiaz Ahmed, and CID DIG Md. Habibur Rahman.

Other officials include Md. Harun-ur-Rashid of the National Security Intelligence (NSI), Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Majid Ali, and several DIGs serving in different specialized units and ranges.

The list also includes Saleh Mohammad Tanvir, S.M. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Haider Ali Khan, Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan, Md. Ruhul Amin, Md. Rafiqul Hasan Gani, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Kazi Zia Uddin, Md. Golam Rouf Khan, Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Haider, and Rakhfar Sultana Khanam. Railway Police Superintendent (supernumerary Additional DIG) Farhat Ahmed is also among those retired.

Officials said the decision is part of an administrative effort to streamline the police force and improve operational efficiency.

In recent weeks, the government has carried out a series of changes in senior police leadership as part of broader institutional reshuffling.