Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Alim Mahmud, along with 82 police officers, has been made Officer on Special Duty (OSD).
The decision was announced through three separate notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday without specifying any reason for this reshuffle.
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Among those made OSD are one Additional IGP, 13 Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs), 49 Additional DIGs, and 19 Superintendents of Police.
A source in the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the officers in question had played roles in the controversial 2018 national elections.