Bangladesh, Sept. 2 -- Gazipur Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan has been withdrawn after controversy over closing one lane of a highway while travelling from Dhaka to his workplace.

He was instructed to hand over responsibilities to the next senior officer and report to police headquarters on Tuesday.

The order was issued in a letter signed on Monday by Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam.

An officer confirmed the commissioner's office had received the directive.

Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Additional Police Commissioner Md Zahidul Hasan confirmed the development to bdnews24.com, citing the Police Headquarters letter that ordered him to take over as the next senior officer.

Police Headquarters officials said such orde...