In a major administrative reshuffle within Bangladesh Police, Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl. IGP) Farooq Ahmed has been appointed as the new Director General of the Special Repair Bureau (SRB). He replaces Ahsan Habib Palash, who has been transferred to the Police Headquarters as Additional IGP.
The transfers were announced through an official gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, signed by Deputy Secretary Tausif Ahmed. Farooq Ahmed previously served as the Additional IGP of Highway Police.
The notification also outlined several high-level transfers across specialized units and regional commands:
- Sayedur Rahman (Additional IGP, Police Headquarters) has been posted to Highway Police as Additional IGP.
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- Israil Howlader (Police Commissioner) has been transferred to Industrial Police as head.
- Ashik Sayed (DIG, Rajshahi Range) has been appointed as the Gazipur Police Commissioner.
- Mir Ashraf Ali (DIG, Railway Police) takes charge as the new DIG of Rajshahi Range.
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