DIG Molla Nazrul Islam, currently attached to the Sarada Police Academy in Rajshahi, and Abdul Mannan, the former Superintendent of Police for Sylhet district, have been suspended from government service.

Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications, signed by Senior Secretary Nasimul Gani, today (March 17) in this regard.

According to the notifications, both officers were suspended on the orders of the President, following their arrests in connection with ongoing cases. 

DIG Molla Nazrul Islam, a former Commissioner of the Greater Manchester Police, was arrested on February 9 and subsequently handed over to the court. He has been suspended in line with Section 39 (2) of the Government Service Act, 2018.

Similarly, Abdul Mannan, who was attached to the Rangpur Range DIG office after his tenure in Sylhet, was arrested on February 9 in connection with the same case. He was remanded to Sylhet Jail following a court order. Mannan was also suspended from service under the same legal provisions.

Both officers remain entitled to food allowances as per government regulations during their suspension.

BDST: 1448 HRS, March 17, 2025
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