The government has dismissed four police officers from service after allegations of prolonged unauthorized absence, misconduct and absconding were proven through departmental proceedings.
The dismissals were announced in four separate notifications issued on Thursday by the Discipline-2 Wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The orders, approved by the President, were signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Monjur Morshed Chowdhury and took immediate effect.
The dismissed officers are:
– Mishu Biswas, former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Additional Superintendent of Police at the Jamalpur In-Service Training Centre;
– Jewel Chakma, Additional Superintendent of Police and former officer of RAB-14 in Mymensingh;
– Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Assistant Superintendent of Police serving as a Police Telecom Officer at Rajarbagh; and
– Afzalun Nesa, former probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police, currently attached to Police Headquarters and reported to be absconding.
According to the ministry notifications, departmental proceedings were conducted against the officers under the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018.
After reviewing the investigation reports, responses to show-cause notices, the gravity of the allegations and the recommendations of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC), the government imposed the major penalty of dismissal from service with the approval of the President.
The dismissal orders came into force immediately upon issuance.