Rafiqul Islam made new SB head

 
Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khondaker Rafiqul Islam has been appointed as the new head of the Special Branch (SB) of Police. A Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Rafiqul Islam will serve as the acting additional inspector general, or AIG, of the SB.

The Home Ministry has also given five other DIGs acting responsibilities as Additional IGPs.

On Thursday, in the same order, DIG Mostafa Kamal from the same unit was appointed the head of the Police Bureau of Investigation, or PBI, also with the acting rank of Additional IGP.

These changes are part of a broader reshuffle in the police force following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government after mass protests by students and citizens.

Three DIGs from the Police Headquarters, Akram Hossain, Abu Naser Mohammad Khaled, and Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, have been assigned acting roles as Additional IGPs.

DIG Shibagat Ullah from the Industrial Police has been promoted to acting Additional IGP within the same unit. Rafiqul Islam's appointment as SB chief fills the vacancy left by Shah Alam, who retired earlier this month.

Former SB head Monirul Islam, who was a vicious figure in police department, went into hiding after the Awami League government fell apart on 5 August 2024. Shah Alam had been appointed in his place but was retired on October 2 after getting promoted to Additional IGP.