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The government has reshuffled seven senior police positions, bringing changes to the leadership of several key units, including the Special Response Battalion (SRB), Highway Police, Industrial Police and Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP).
According to a notification issued by the Home Ministry on Tuesday, Additional Inspector General Md Ahsan Habib Palash, who was serving as SRB director general, has been transferred to Police Headquarters.
Additional IGP Faruk Ahmed, previously chief of Highway Police, has been appointed the new SRB director general. Additional IGP Md Sayedur Rahman of Police Headquarters has been assigned to lead Highway Police.
Meanwhile, Additional IGP Gazi Jasim Uddin, head of Industrial Police, has been transferred to the Police Telecom Organisation at Rajarbagh.
Md Israil Howlader, who was serving as Gazipur Metropolitan Police commissioner, has been promoted to Additional IGP and appointed chief of Industrial Police.
DIG Md Ashik Saeed of Rajshahi Range has been appointed the new GMP commissioner, replacing Howlader. DIG Mir Ashraf Ali of Railway Police has been transferred to Rajshahi Range as its new DIG.
The transfer and posting orders, issued in the public interest, will take effect immediately, according to the notification.
