Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Additional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has been made chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

An office order to this effect was signed by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali on Wednesday. Shafiqul is a member of the 18th BCS. Earlier, he was working for the Highway Police as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police

He replaces Additional Commissioner Rezaul Karim Mallick, who was transferred following controversy over the detention of model Meghna Alam from her home on 10 April, and later was posted as DIG of Dhaka Range Police.

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