Government Enforces Retirement of Sixteen DIGs

The government has simultaneously sent sixteen Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of police into compulsory retirement.

The decision was communicated through separate notifications issued by the Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the official order, the action was taken on Sunday (3 May) under Section 45 of the Government Service Act, 2018. The provision allows the authorities to retire public servants in the interest of the state service, with effect from immediate implementation.

The notifications confirm that the retirement has been granted in line with public interest considerations, and that the concerned officers will be entitled to all retirement benefits as per applicable rules and regulations.

The list of officers placed under compulsory retirement includes senior officials serving in various specialised units and departments of the Bangladesh Police. Their postings covered a wide range of operational and administrative responsibilities, including training institutions, specialised investigation units, highway policing, tourism security, and intelligence-related assignments.

Among those affected are:

• DIG Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan, Commandant, Police Training Centre (PTC), Khulna
• DIG Ruhul Amin, Tourist Police
• DIG Md. Rafiqul Hasan Gani, Highway Police
• DIG Md. Mizanur Rahman, Police Headquarters
• DIG Md. Majid Ali, Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
• DIG Kazi Ziauddin, Police Headquarters
• DIG Golam Rouf Khan, Railway Police
• DIG Sheikh Md. Rezaul Haider, Commandant, PTC Rangpur
• DIG Rakhfar Sultana Khanom, Highway Police
• Superintendent of Police Farhat Ahmed, Railway Police
• DIG Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU)
• DIG Imtiaz Ahmed, Highway Police
• DIG Md. Habibur Rahman, Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
• DIG Saleh Mohammad Tanvir, Police Headquarters
• Director General Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, National Security Intelligence (NSI)
• DIG SM Akhtaruzzaman, Police Staff College
• DIG Hyder Ali Khan, Commandant, PTC Noakhali

Summary of Officers

The order specifies that the retirement is effective immediately upon issuance. It further states that all listed officials will receive retirement-related financial and other admissible benefits in accordance with existing government rules governing public service retirement.

The simultaneous retirement of a group of senior officers across multiple policing and security formations reflects an administrative action taken centrally through formal notification under statutory authority.