IG of Police gets 18 months' extension

IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun

Jehangir Hussain

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun got extension of service for one year and six months  from January 12, 2023v to July 11, 2024, on contract, according to a gazette issued by the  Public Administration Ministry issued on Monday.

The Public Security Division (PSD) under the Home Ministry issued separate notifications on Monday reshuffling 29 Additional Deputy Inspectors General and Superintendents of Police.

Al-Mamun took charge as IGP on September 30, 2022.

His service age of 59 years expires on Wednesday.

According to the gazette, his post retirement leave (PRL) would remain suspended during the period.

On  completion of his contractual service Mamun will go on one year’s PRL, says the gazette.

A notification issued by the Public Security Division  on Monday, two Additional DIGs and 27 SPs were reshuffled.

Of the two Additional DIGs, Additional Police Commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police Sanjoy Kumar Kundu was transferred to the Highway Police as Additional DIG and Additional DIG of Highway Police Md. Moniruzzaman was transferred to the Tourists Police as Additional DIG.

Among the SPs, Industrial Police’s SP Siddiqur Rahman was transferred to Bangladesh Police Academy, Sarda, Sylhet Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Amin and Riverine Police Unit’s SP Mohammad Sihab Kaiser Khan were made SP of Armed Police Battalion Headquarters, Special Branch’s Special SP Alamgir Hossain, Police Staff College’s SP Mohammad  Kajem Uddin, Inservice Training Centre’s Mohammad Mohiul Islam were sent to Dhaka Metropolitan Police as Deputy Commissioners, DMP Deputy Commissioner  Mostaque Ahmed has been appointed as Superintendent of Police  of Industrial Police, DMP Deputy Commissioner  Khondker Najmul Hasan has been transferred to Mymensingh Range DIG Office as SP, DMP DCs Mohammad Ashraf Imam and Muhammad Shariful Islam have been transferred to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) as SP, SP of Rangpur Range DIG Office Khandker Khalid Bin Noor has been transferred to Inservice Training Centre of Mymensingh as Commandant.

Among others, Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s (CMP) DC Sohel Rana was transferred to Police Staff College as SP, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Deputy Director Mosa. Najlee Selina Ferdousi was made SP (TR) of Department of Police, Chattogram Range’s SP Samsul Islam Akanda was made SP of 5 Armed Police Battalion, Gazipur Metropolitan Police’s (GMP) DC Mizanur Rahman was made SP of 6 Armed Police Battalion, SP of 6 Armed Police Battalion Mohiuddin MAmhmud Sohel was transferred to RAB as DD, GMP DC Humayun Kabir was transferred to Rangpur Range as SP, Brahmanbaria PBI SP Muhammad Kamal Hossain, Highway Police’s SP Mahbubul Alam and Tourist Police’s SP Abul Bashar Mohammad Atiqur Rahman were transferred to GMP as DC, SB’s SSP Ashik Sayeed was made SP of Riverine Police, SB’s SSP Safizul Islam was transferred to Chattogram Range as SP, Feni PBI’s Mohammad Asaduzzaman, RAB DD Syed Rafiqul Islam and Tourists Police’s SP Muhammad Matiur Rahman Siddiqui were sent to SB as SSP, PBI Dhaka’s SP Kudrat-e-Khuda was sent to PBI headquarters and PBI Dhaka’s SP Mir Shafin Mahmud was made DC of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.

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