13 senior police officers sent on compulsory retirement, 24 transferred

The government has placed 13 senior police officers, including 11 deputy inspectors general (DIGs), on compulsory retirement and transferred 24 others in a major reshuffle within the force.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued four separate circulars on Wednesday confirming the retirements and transfers.
Among those sent on compulsory retirement are DIGs Dr AFM Masum Rabbani, Md Ashrafuzzaman, AZM Nafiul Islam, Mohammad Abul Fayez, Mohammad Monirul Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman, Munibur Rahman, Shamima Begum, Abu Kalam Siddiqi, Aminul Islam and Salma Begum, along with Additional DIGs Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain and Mohammad Iqbal Hossain.
According to the circular, signed by Senior Secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury, the officers have been retired in the public interest under Section 45 of the Government Service Act, 2018.
The provision allows the government to retire any officer after 25 years of service without assigning reasons, subject to approval from the President where applicable. The circular adds that the officers will receive retirement benefits as per existing rules.
In separate orders, 24 officers have been transferred to various units.
In one of the circulars, 11 officers were reassigned to units including River Police, Police Training Centre (PTC) in Tangail, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RPMP), Sylhet Range, Telecom and the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).
Among key changes, DIG (Additional IGP, supernumerary) of Police Telecom Rezaul Karim has been appointed chief of River Police with the rank of Additional IGP, while DIG of Highway Police Abdul Mabud has been made commissioner of RPMP. DIG of Police Headquarters Khandakar Nazmul Hasan has been posted to PTC in Tangail, and RPMP Commissioner Mohammad Majid Ali has been transferred to CID.
Additional DIG of Special Branch Faisal Mahmud has been posted to the Central Police Hospital, while Additional DIG of PSTS in Rangamati AFM Anjuman Kamal has been transferred to Sylhet Range. SP Mahfuzur Rahman Al Mamun has been moved to the Telecom Unit in Rajarbagh, SP Morshed Alam to RPMP, and another SP from the Home Ministry to PBI. 
In another circular, nine officers were reassigned to different units. DIG Abdullahil Baki has been transferred to Highway Police, DIG Kazi Zia Uddin to the Police Staff College, and DIG Abu Raihan Mohammad Saleh to Police Headquarters. SP Rahmat Ullah and SP MKH Jahangir Hossain have been posted to Sylhet Metropolitan Police, while SP Akhater Hossain has also been transferred there. SP Dr Eliza Sharmin has been moved to APBn, and SP Shajahan Mia to the Special Branch.
In a separate order, SP Dr SM Farhad Hossain of Kishoreganj has been transferred to PBI, while Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Traffic Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mizanur Rahman has been posted to Kishoreganj as SP. SP Marufat Hossain has been transferred to Tourist Police, and SP Mozammel Haque to Rangpur.
The reshuffle is part of a broader administrative move aimed at reorganising key police units.