Eleven unarmed police inspectors of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred to various ranges and units across the country in the public interest.

The transfers were announced in a notification issued on Thursday (October 1), signed by Additional Inspector General (Administration) A.K.M. Awlad Hossain.

According to the notification, Police Inspector Md Mahidul Islam has been transferred to Sylhet Range, while his attachment to the Sylhet Range Office will remain in place. Sirajul Islam Khan has been transferred to Chattogram Range and Tofayel Ahmed to Rangpur Range.

In addition, Md Mehedi Hasan and Md Nazrul Islam have been transferred to the Armed Police Battalion (APBn), Md Hafizur Rahman to Rangpur Range and Thakur Das Malo to the Naval Police.

The other transferred officers are S.K. Khoda Newaz, who has been posted to Tourist Police; Md Yamin Kabir, to Chattogram Range; Md Alamgir Siddiq, to Barishal Range; and Md Nur Alam, to Khulna Range.

The notification instructed the transferred officers to obtain release orders from their current workplaces and join their new postings by October 7. Those who fail to do so will be considered immediately released or “stand released” from their current posts effective October 8.