Gopalganj DC and SP transferred after Awami League's macho show
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The government has re-posted the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Gopalganj following a show of strength and comitting vandalism by supporters of the banned Awami League carrying sticks and oars, during a procession.
The changes at the top administrative and police positions in the district came immediately after the banned party's activities in Gopalganj district town from Sunday morning to noon.
Gopalganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md. Arif-uz-Zaman has been transferred and brought to Dhaka. This DC has been attached to the Ministry of Public Administration. That is, he has not been given a new posting.
Habiganj DC G M Safarfaraz has been posted to Gopalganj district.
The transfer orders for both were issued by the Ministry of Public Administration.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order changing the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gopalganj.
Gopalganj's current SP Md. Habibullah has been sent to Feni. Feni SP Pratyush Kumar Majumder has been sent to Gopalganj.
On Sunday morning, supporters of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations brought out a procession with sticks and oars in the district town of Gopalganj, the district of Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted from power in the July uprising, chanting "Joy Bangla."
They broke through police barricades and marched on various roads of the town while vandalizing the glass of a supermarket. Tires were also set on fire in several places. Panic spread across the town centering the program. Most shops and businesses remained closed.
Protesters hung banners restoring the previous name "Bangabandhu Government College" for Gopalganj Government College. They similarly renamed the "Hadi Chattar" of Gopalganj Science and Technology University as "Joy Bangla Chattar."
A large number of members of law enforcement agencies, including police, BGB, and APBn, were deployed in the town to keep the situation under control.
Four more police officers transferred
In another order the same day, Chattogram Range DIG Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury was appointed as Additional Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
DMP Additional Police Commissioner Mohammad Shamsul Haque has been made DIG of Chattogram Range. Meanwhile, CID DIG Mia Masud Karim has been appointed as DIG of the Special Branch (SB) of the Police Headquarters.
Additionally, Additional DIG Mohammad Rashidul Islam Khan, attached to the Barishal Range DIG's office, has been appointed as Additional DIG of Industrial Police.
