DMP new commissioner Shafiqul formally takes office

Senior Correspondent: New commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Shafiqul Islam formally took his office on Friday.

He succeeded Asaduzzaman Mia, one of the longest serving DMP chiefs.

DMP media wing chief Masudur Rahman confirmed the news on Friday evening.

He said, “The new commissioner took charges after Friday noon.”

A BCS eighth batch officer, Shafiqul hails from Chuadanga’s Alamdanga. He joined Bangladesh Police in 1989 after graduating from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. He is scheduled to retire on Oct 29, 2021.

He had earlier worked as commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police. He was praised for his role is quelling political violence in the port city before and after the 2014 general elections.

He had later been transferred to Chattogram Range and then Dhaka Range as DIG. Later, he became CID chief. Prior to CID, he had headed the anti-terrorism unit as an additional IGP.

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