Transfers in 38 key police posts, including new GMP chief

The government has appointed Israil Hawlader, DIG of Industrial Police, as the commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, and assigned new superintendents of police to six districts.

In addition, 31 other police officers have been transferred, according to home ministry gazettes yesterday.

PBI Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sarwar Alam has been posted as the SP of Gaibandha; Dinajpur SP Marufat Hussain to Faridpur; DMP Deputy Commissioner Mizanur Rahman to Dinajpur; Habiganj SP Sajedur Rahman to Pabna; DMP Deputy Commissioner Goutam Kumar Biswas to Habiganj; and Mohammad Billal Hossain has been transferred as the SP of Nilphamari.

Besides these postings, the current SPs of the respective districts have been reassigned to equivalent positions, while four DIG-rank and twelve additional DIG-rank officers have also been transferred to various posts.

The transfers were part of the police reshuffle ahead of the next national polls.