Shafiqul Islam named new DMP commissioner

Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam

Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has been made new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), reports UNB.

Public Security Division under the home ministry issued a notification on Wednesday in this regard.

The order will come into effect immediately, it said.

Shafiqul Islam, who was serving as the chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), will replace Md Asaduzzaman Mia, whose tenure expired on 13 August but was given a one-month extension from 14 August.