CMP transfers 6 OCs following alleged assault on cricketer

The officers-in-charge (OCs) of six police stations in Chattogram Metropolitan area have been reshuffled following an incident involving Bangladesh national cricket team player Nayeem Hasan, according to an official order issued on Monday.

The transfer order was signed by Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Md Shawkat Ali.

According to the order, several key postings have been rearranged within the CMP. Officers from Karnaphuli, Doublemoring, Khulshi, Chandgaon and Chawkbazar police stations, as well as personnel from the Detective Branch and Counter Terrorism unit, have been reassigned to new roles.

Under the reshuffle, Karnaphuli Police Station OC Shahnur Alam has been transferred to Doublemoring Police Station. OC Md Solaiman of Khulshi Police Station has been posted to CMP’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit. Doublemoring OC Md Jamal Uddin Khan has been moved to CTTC as well.

Kazi Masud Ibn Anwar has been appointed as the new OC of Karnaphuli Police Station, while Inspector Mozammel Haque of CTTC has been made OC of Khulshi Police Station.

In other changes, Chawkbazar Police Station OC Babul Azad has been transferred to the Detective Branch (South), while Chandgaon Police Station OC Md Nur Hossain Mamun has been posted to Chawkbazar Police Station. Inspector Jasim Uddin of DB South has been appointed as OC of Chandgaon Police Station.

The transfer order comes in the backdrop of recent controversy surrounding an alleged assault and harassment incident involving national cricketer Nayeem Hasan, which had drawn public attention and prompted administrative action.

Officials said the reshuffle was carried out in the public interest.

TZ