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Six police officers dismissed, one sent into compulsory retirement

Published : Thursday, 12 November, 2026 at 9:05 PM

Observer Online Report

Six police officers, including former Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Proloy Kumar Joardar, have been dismissed from service, while another officer, Mohammad Obaidur Rahman, has been sent into compulsory retirement.

The disciplinary measures were taken after allegations of misconduct and prolonged unauthorised absence from their workplaces were established in departmental proceedings.

The orders were issued through seven separate notifications signed by Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry Manzur Morshed Chowdhury on Thursday (November 12).

The dismissed officers are former Additional DIG Proloy Kumar Joardar, former Deputy Commissioner of Police Md Nazmul Islam, Additional Superintendents of Police SM Shamim and Rubaiyat Zaman, and Assistant Superintendents of Police Md Sarwar Kabir Sohag and Md Arifuzzaman.

Meanwhile, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Obaidur Rahman has been sent into compulsory retirement.

According to one notification, Proloy Kumar Joardar was serving as Additional DIG (Operations) at Police Headquarters when he remained absent from his workplace without permission from August 6, 2024. Although all police and non-police personnel were instructed to join their respective workplaces by August 15, he did not comply. Despite repeated attempts to contact him, he could not be brought back to work. He was dismissed from service with effect from August 6, 2024, the date of his alleged desertion.

Another notification stated that former DMP Deputy Commissioner Md Nazmul Islam was supposed to rejoin his workplace on April 23, 2025, after the expiry of his leave, but remained absent. He was served notices asking him to report to work but did not submit any written response. He was dismissed from service with effect from March 23, 2025, on charges of desertion.

Additional Superintendent of Police SM Shamim, who was posted at the Gaibandha In-Service Training Centre, left his workplace on September 12, 2024, on leave. Although he was scheduled to return on September 18, he did not rejoin.

His official and personal mobile phones were found switched off. Despite several notices sent to his permanent address, he did not report to work. Following the establishment of the charges in departmental proceedings, he was dismissed from service with effect from September 18, 2024.

Similarly, Additional Superintendent of Police Rubaiyat Zaman, who was posted at the Sunamganj In-Service Training Centre, remained absent after completing his official duties on January 29, 2025. The following day, he asked a police inspector via WhatsApp to take charge in his absence.

He later instructed the inspector to report him as ill. Since then, he could not be contacted. Following the establishment of the charges in departmental proceedings, he was dismissed from service with effect from January 30, 2025.

Another notification said Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Sarwar Kabir Sohag, who was serving at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Rangpur, was dismissed over allegations of serious misconduct.

On August 23, 2021, he allegedly left his workplace without permission and conducted an operation in the Chirirbandar area of Dinajpur, accompanied by two police personnel who were on leave. After failing to find Lutfor Rahman at his residence, they allegedly took his wife Johura Begum and son Jahangir away in a microbus.

According to the allegations, they were taken to different locations and later detained at a house, where money was demanded over mobile phone calls.

In connection with the incident, Chirirbandar Police Station personnel arrested him along with his associates. A case was subsequently filed against them at the police station. Following a departmental investigation that established the allegations, he was dismissed from service.

Another notification stated that former Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Arifuzzaman had been absent from his workplace without permission since October 14, 2024.

Although he submitted information at different times claiming to have received medical treatment due to illness, inconsistencies were found in the supporting documents. He failed to rejoin despite being served several notices. After the allegations were established in departmental proceedings, he was dismissed from service with effect from October 14, 2024.

In addition, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Obaidur Rahman, who was posted at the Rangpur Range DIG Office, was sent into compulsory retirement. He had remained absent from his workplace without permission since May 29, 2017. The punishment was imposed after allegations of misconduct and desertion stemming from his prolonged absence were established in departmental proceedings.

The notifications stated that the disciplinary measures were taken under the relevant provisions of the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018.

The orders will take immediate effect.

-MT