Seven police officers promoted to additional IGP without change in role

Promoted as supernumeraries, the officers will continue in their current roles

Seven deputy inspectors general (DIGs) of police have been promoted to the rank of additional inspector general (IGP) as supernumerary appointees.

According to a notification issued by the home ministry on Monday, the promoted officers will serve in their current posts despite the elevation in rank.

The officers promoted are:

• Md Ali Hossain Fakir, Armed Police Battalion (APBn)
• Md Mostafa Kamal, APBn
• GM Azizur Rahman, Special Branch (SB)
• Md Sarwar, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)
• Kazi Md Fazlul Karim, Police Headquarters
• Md Rezaul Karim, Highway Police
• Md Ahsan Habib Palash, Chattogram Range

The notification said the tenure of these supernumerary positions will be one year.

If any of the posts become vacant due to promotion, retirement, removal, or any other reason, the positions will be automatically abolished, it added.