The police administration promoted at least 22 top police officials. Five deputy inspector general (DIG) will be promoted to the rank of additional inspector general of police and 17 additional DIG to the post of DIG.
The Superior Selection Board (SSB) approved the
promotion on Tuesday. Another committee will sit on Wednesday to approve the promotions of 230 police officers to the rank of superintendent of police (SP), said police and ministry officials.
The move comes after police had pressed for the promotions of several hundred officials to the ranks of SP and Addl IG for several months.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate circulars, signed by its Joint Secretary Md Mafidur Rahman, announcing the names of those promoted and requesting the Home Ministry to issue circulars in this regard. The officials recommended for promotion to Addl IG under Grade-II are Rowshan Ara Begum, Mezbah Uddin, Md Iqbal Bahar, Mosharraf Hossain, and Md Shahab Uddin Koreshi.
The 17 officials to be promoted to DIG are Mainul Islam, SM Rokon Uddin, Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan, Tawfiq Mahbub Chowdhury, Nazrul Islam, Krishna Pada Roy, Kushum Dewan, Bashir Ahmed, Habibur Rahman, Anwar Hossain, AKM Hafiz Akhter, Mahid Uddin, Mafiz Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Baten, Imtiaj Ahmed, Mainul Hasan and Abu Kalam Siddik.
The elevation of rank comes following a proposal by the Police Headquarters (PHQ) to the Home Ministry on July 4 requesting the promotions of 495 officials, 11 addl inspector generals (grade 1), 42 addl inspector generals (grade II), 46 DIGs (grade III), 83 addl DIGs (grade IV) and 313 SPs (grade V).
The Home Ministry held a meeting attended by Inspector General of Police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary and officials of Home and different ministries on October 2 and finalised a list of names.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the nod to the proposal after receiving the final list approved by the Ministry of Establishment and Finance.
