The government has transferred and reassigned six senior police officials, including the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattogram Range, in a major reshuffle.
 
The changes were announced in two separate notifications issued by the Police-1 Branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday (November 15).
 
According to one notification, Chattogram Range DIG Abdul Kudduch Chowdhury has been transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as an additional police commissioner (DIG).
 
Mohammad Shamsul Haque, an additional police commissioner (DIG) at the DMP, has been appointed as the new DIG of Chattogram Range.
 
In another change, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) DIG Mia Masud Karim has been transferred to the Special Branch (SB) as its DIG.
 
Mohammad Rashidul Islam Khan, an additional DIG attached to the office of the Barishal Range DIG, has been appointed as an additional DIG of Industrial Police.
 
Meanwhile, a separate notification announced changes to the posts of police superintendents (SPs) in Feni and Gopalganj districts.
 
Feni SP Pratyush Kumar Majumder has been transferred to Gopalganj as its new SP, while Gopalganj SP Md Habibullah has been transferred to Feni in the same capacity.
 
The notifications stated that the orders were issued in the public interest and would take immediate effect.