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Published : 05 Jun 2026, 05:19 PM
Ali Akbar Khan, the acting chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has applied for voluntary retirement after allegedly being overlooked for promotion.
The application came after a list of promotions to the post of additional inspector general of police (IGP) was published.
A senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday that Akbar became upset after finding his name was not on the promotion list and then submitted an application for retirement to the senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The ministry has issued a gazette notification promoting five deputy inspectors general (DIGs) to the rank of additional IGP.
They are Mushfequr Rahman of Sylhet Range, Mosharraf Hossain, director at the National Security Intelligence (NSI), Md Moniruzzaman of Chattogram Range, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Additional Director General Faruk Ahmed and Dhaka Range DIG Rezaul Karim Mallick.
Akbar, who serves as DIG for Organised Crime, was assigned as the agency's acting chief on Jun 1.
In his application, he wrote that he had been made an officer on special duty (OSD) on Feb 2, 2009, and later dismissed from service on Apr 7, 2022, under the Awami League government formed after the 2008 election.
He returned to service following the 2024 July Uprising.
"Since my name was not included in the list of officers promoted through the home ministry notification dated Jun 4, I am convinced that I have once again become a victim of discrimination due to some known or unknown inadequacy on my part.
"In such circumstances, rather than becoming a burden on the government with my shortcomings, I wish to voluntarily retire from government service on Jul 2, under Section 44 of the Government Service Act 2018."
Officers said the application was received by CID Special Superintendent of Police (Administration) AAM Humayun Kabir and forwarded to Police Headquarters.
If Police Headquarters accepts the application, it may be sent to the ministry for further action.
Reached for comment, Akbar told bdnews24.com: "It's a personal matter. And since I am still in service, I do not wish to say anything further."
Akbar first came to public attention in 2006 when, as deputy commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), he was involved in an incident in which journalists were assaulted during an international cricket match in the port city.
He was later kept off active duty during the Awami League tenure and was reinstated after the Aug 5, 2024 political changeover.
