Interim government retires nine former chiefs of Dhaka police stations

The home ministry says the inspectors were retired “in public interest”

The government has sent nine Dhaka Metropolitan Police inspectors, all former chiefs of various police stations during the Awami League’s rule and each with 25 years of service, into compulsory retirement.

The home ministry issued nine separate notifications on Aug 7 ordering their retirement. However, these notifications were published on the ministry's website on Sunday.

The officers-in-charge (OCs) are Sikder Md Shamim Hossain, Abdul Latif, SM Kamruzzaman, Abdul Quddus Fakir, Mamun Or Rashid, Nurul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Md Selimuzzaman and Abu Bakar Siddique.

Following the change in power, these officers were transferred to different, less important units within the DMP.

The notification mentions that they have been sent to retirement in “public interest” under Section 45 of the Government Service Act, which says, the government can send any government employee who has served for 25 years into retirement without assigning any reason. There is no right of appeal for anyone who loses their job.

This section also says the government can retire an officer with a pension at any time after they have completed 25 years of service.

During this period, the officer will continue to receive all facilities, benefits, and pension.