The government has appointed new officers-in-charge (OCs) to 527 police stations across the country following a lottery aimed at ensuring transparency and fairness in the selection process.
The lottery was personally overseen on Monday by Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at Secretariat.
The move is part of the government’s efforts to impartially reshuffle the police administration ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections.
The appointments cover non-metropolitan areas and include some existing OCs.
Prior to the lottery, Police Headquarters requested unit chiefs to submit a list of inspectors noted for honesty and impartiality.
This preliminary list was used to determine the final appointments through the lottery.
As per the final list, 98 OCs have been appointed at police stations across 13 districts in Dhaka Range, 111 OCs at 11 districts in Chattogram Range, 64 OCs at 10 districts in Khulna Range, 36 OCs at 4 districts in Mymensingh Range, 46 OCs at 6 districts in Barishal Range, 39 OCs at 4 districts in Sylhet Range, 71 OCs at 8 districts in Rajshahi Range and 62 OCs at 8 districts in Rangpur Range.
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