Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, former Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been dismissed from government service.

The dismissal came after his prolonged absence from the workplace without official permission was treated as ‘desertion’ under government service rules.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Saturday (October 31), through its Discipline-1 branch. The order, approved by the President, states that his dismissal will be effective retrospectively from August 6, 2024.

According to the notification, Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid (BP-7401119753), a DIG-rank police officer, was serving as Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of the DMP when he remained absent from his workplace without approval from the competent authority.

Despite repeated attempts to contact him through his current and permanent addresses and email address, he did not return to duty.

The Police Headquarters subsequently sent a letter to the Home Ministry seeking departmental action against him. On April 15, 2026, a departmental case, numbered 005/2025, was initiated against him.

Although he was served with a show-cause notice regarding the allegations, he neither submitted a written explanation nor sought an extension of time.

Considering the seriousness of the allegations, an inquiry officer was appointed on June 22. Following the investigation, a report submitted on August 6 concluded that the charge of ‘desertion’ against him had been established beyond reasonable doubt under Rule 3(c) of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018.

He was subsequently served with a second show-cause notice on August 20 but did not respond.

The government then sought the opinion of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on imposing the major penalty of dismissal from service. On October 1, the commission recommended his dismissal.

After reviewing the departmental case records, investigation report and the commission’s opinion, the Home Ministry concluded that the allegations had been proven and decided to dismiss him from service.

The President approved the decision on October 25.

The notification was issued by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Monzur Morshed Chowdhury, by order of the President. It stated that the order would take immediate effect.