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A Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police and three police superintendents (SPs) have been arrested. They were arrested from different police units on Friday night and taken to the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) office.

According to police sources, Rangpur Metropolitan Police arrested Commandant Police Superintendent (SP) Asaduzzaman of the Nilphamari In-Service Training Center on Friday night. He was taken to the Detective Branch office in Dhaka after Saturday afternoon.

On the same day, former Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mollah Nazrul Islam, who was attached to the Rajshahi Sarada Academy, was arrested with the help of the Rajshahi District Police Academy. He has been transferred to the Detective Branch office in Dhaka.

In addition, Rangpur Metropolitan Police arrested Superintendents of Police Abdul Mannan and Abul Hasnat, who were attached to the Rangpur Range.

According to police sources, the detained DIG Mollah Nazrul Islam was a former commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police and was in charge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Intelligence Department. He was accused of using unethical force in the past, including murder and disappearance.

BCS 27th batch officer Abul Hasnat, while serving as the Superintendent of Police of Bagerhat, faced severe criticism for making political statements in the 2024 elections and suppressing the anti-discrimination student movement.

Superintendent of Police Abdul Mannan was criticized for using force during the elections and anti-discrimination student movements while working in Comilla and Sylhet. Earlier, several allegations of staging militant dramas were made against him while serving as the Superintendent of Police of City TC.

On the other hand, 25th batch officer Asaduzzaman was criticized for using force and unethical activities during the elections and anti-discrimination student movements while serving as the Superintendent of Police of Noakhali.

It is learnt that after the July-August coup, cases were filed against each of them and they were later attached to different police units.

An officer of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police said that several officers, including Nazrul, have been detained and there are multiple cases of murder and other criminal offences against them.

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