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Published : 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 AM
The government has temporarily suspended 13 senior police officers, including three superintendents of police (SPs), over allegations of absconding.
Among those suspended are eight additional superintendents of police and two assistant superintendents of police (ASPs).
Another assistant police commissioner has been suspended following a dowry case filed by his wife.
On Sunday, the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued 14 separate circulars announcing the suspensions.
The officers suspended over absconding allegations are:
Md Shahjahan, former SP of Rangpur. Shahjahan has reportedly been absent from his post at the Chattogram Range DIG Office since Jan 16.
Golam Mostafa Russell, former SP of Narayanganj. Russell has been absent from his post at the Barishal Range DIG Office, since Jan 1.
Sanoar Hossain, former SP of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU). Sanoar has been absent from his post at the Barishal Range DIG Office, since Jan 1.
Shah Alam Akhtarul Islam, former ADC of DMP’s Ramna Division. He was transferred to the Sylhet In-Service Training Centre, and has been absent since Jan 26.
Rubaiyat Zaman, former ADC of DMP’s Tejgaon Division. He was posted at Sunamganj In-Service Training Centre and has been absent since Jan 29.
SM Shamim, former ADC of DMP. Shamim has been absent since Sep 18.
Iftekharul Islam, former ADC of DMP. Transferred to APBn Cox’s Bazar as Additional SP, Iftekharul has been missing from duty since Feb 16.
Mishu Biswas, former ADC of Detective Branch, DMP. Known for winning the Ironman award in Malaysia as a triathlete, Mishu was transferred to Jamalpur In-Service Training Centre, from where he has been absent since Oct 26.
Hasanuzzaman Mollya, additional SP of APBn. He has been absent from duty since Feb 2 without the DIG’s permission.
Masudur Rahman Monir, acting company commander of RAB-8, Barishal, has been absent from his post since Nov 13.
Jahangir Hasan, additional SP of River Police. Jahangir had taken 15 days' leave to get treatment for heart disease in Thailand starting Oct 3. He left on Oct 8 and later applied for an additional 60 days of leave from Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital by email, which was approved. He has been absent since then.
ASP Mahmudul Hasan of the Rajarbagh Police Telecom Building has been absent since Sept 13.
Md Imrul, ASP of APBn, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, has been absent since Jan 28.
All suspension orders were signed by Home Secretary Nasimul Gani on Jun 26, though they were published on the ministry’s website on Sunday.
According to the circulars, these officers will be entitled to subsistence allowances during their suspension period, as per regulations.
In a separate order, Assistant Commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police Al Imran Hossain has been suspended following the issuance of an arrest warrant in a dowry case filed by his wife.
The circular said that a case was filed against Al Imran under the Dowry Prohibition Act in a Kurigram Magistrate Court in 2020. An arrest warrant was issued in 2021.
Despite regulations requiring police officers to inform authorities of any criminal case or warrant against them, Al Imran failed to do so. As a result, he has been temporarily suspended from Feb 14, 2021, the date the warrant was issued, in accordance with government service laws.
Previously, on Apr 22, 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a minor penalty suspending the increment of his salary for one year, after obtaining information that he concealed information about being married before joining government service.
In 2020, his wife filed a written complaint with the Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner seeking official recognition as his spouse. Two days later, Al Imran served her with a divorce notice.
Upon verification of her claims, he received a minor punishment in 2024. Now, he faces a temporary suspension.
