New IGP, RAB DG, DMP commissioner named in a major police shake-up

Additional IGP AKM Shahidul Hoque has been named the new inspector general of police (IGP) in a major shake-up of the force. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benazir Ahmed will replace Mokhlesur Rahman as the RAB Director General. DIG Asaduzzaman Mia will succeed Ahmed as per a government order issued on Tuesday. Former DMP commissioner Hoque is succeeding longest-serving outgoing IGP Hassan Mahmood Khandker. RAB DG Rahman, too, will retire soon. He headed the elite police unit for several years. New IGP Hoque hails from Shariatpur while Benazir Ahmed’s home district is Gopalganj. New DMP Commissioner Mia hails from Faridpur. –bdnews24.com