In a latest reshuffle in the police administration, the government has transferred Md Habibullah, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gopalganj, to Feni, replacing him with Pratyush Kumar Majumdar, SP of Feni.
The Home Ministry issued two separate notifications in this regard on Sunday, saying the transfer and posting orders would take effect immediately.
The government took the decision amid heightened tensions in Gopalganj, where leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, and its affiliated organisations staged a protest rally on Sunday.
Four other senior police officers were also transferred and assigned to new posts as part of the reshuffle.
According to one notification, Abdul Quddus Chowdhury, DIG of Chattogram Range, has been transferred to the post of Additional Police Commissioner (DIG) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Mohammad Shamsul Haque, Additional Police Commissioner (DIG) of DMP, has been appointed DIG of Chattogram Range.
Mia Masud Karim, currently serving as DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been transferred to the post of DIG of the Special Branch (SB) in Dhaka.
Mohammad Rashidul Islam Khan, Additional DIG attached to the office of the Range DIG in Barishal, has been appointed Additional DIG of Industrial Police.
Both notifications were issued in the public interest and signed by Deputy Secretary Tousif Ahmed of the Police-1 wing of the Home Ministry.