Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Newly-appointed Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali have taken up their new posts.

They took charge from the previous IGP and DMP commissioner in their respective offices in Dhaka on Thursday morning.

The interim government made the appointments in the second biggest police shakeup since the fall of the Awami League government three months ago.

Baharul, who retired four years ago, was selected as the new IGP while Sajjat got the nod as the DMP commissioner on Wednesday.

Police Headquarters' spokesperson AKM Kamrul Ahsan said Baharul replaced IGP Mainul Islam this morning.

In a statement, DMP spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman confirmed th...