The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A major reshuffle in police administration is going to take place in a day or two. Transfer orders of 10 police supers and 58 inspectors have already been finalized. The step to transfer the police officials have been taken in the context of coming upazila and parliamentary elections.

Besides, some other police officials may be transferred on the basis of specific allegations against them.

It is learnt that the police headquarters have already finalized all the transferred related papers, including transfer orders.

On the other hand, tension grips the entire police administration over the issue of wholesale transfer of police officials. Many have become anxious to know whether their names have been included in the transfer list.

A senior police official told The New Nation yesterday that all the formalities of transfer had been completed. However, it would not be a 'wholesale transfer in any way.' Only those who were transferred before 1/11, would now be sent to new places with new charge. But those who received postings after 1/11, will continue to remain at their present working places, because these postings were free from political interferences. So there is no necessity of wholesale transfer.

The official said a list of police officials, who are going to be transferred, has already been finalised. They include 10 police supers, and eight of them are now working as SP at the district level, while the rest two are working at the metropolitan level. Besides, a list of 58 officers-in charge (OCs) working at different parts of the country has also been finalized.

Apart from these police officials, a few more officials are likely to be transferred on the basis of specific allegations found against them.

Sources at the police headquarters said the political governments in the past used to give postings to the 'police officials allegiance to them' with important positions so that they could work for their parties of choice during the elections. There are allegations that the four-party alliance government also tried to implement the same formula. This led to bring major changes in the police administration after the caretaker government came to power. The post 1/11 caretaker government took initiatives to reshuffle the police administration. At that time, major reshuffle took place in the police administration-right from in the post of Inspector General of Police to the post of OC.

The police headquarters sources said the decision to reshuffle in the police administration has been taken ahead of coming upazila and parliamentary elections, so that no police officials can work in favour of any candidate of their choice.