The Home Ministry has suspended former Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police (Additional DIG) Prolay Kumar Joardar from service for prolonged unauthorised absence.
A notification issued on Thursday said Joardar was ordered to rejoin duty by 15 August 2024 but failed to do so. Despite repeated contacts at his permanent address and email, he did not respond. Following a departmental case and show-cause proceedings, the ministry suspended him effective from 6 August 2024, the date from which he was considered to have absconded.
In separate notifications, the ministry has dismissed six senior police officers from service and sent one on compulsory retirement for unauthorised absence, breach of departmental discipline, and misconduct. The dismissed officers are:
- Former Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Nazmul Islam
- Former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sarwar Kabir Sohag (CID, Rangpur)
- ASP Md. Arifuzzaman (APBN, Muktagachha, Mymensingh)
- Additional Superintendent of Police S. M. Shamim (Gaibandha)
- Additional Superintendent of Police Rubaiyat Zaman (In-Service Training Centre, Sunamganj)
ASP Mohammad Obaidur Rahman, attached to the Rangpur Range DIG office, has been sent on compulsory retirement. He had been frequently absent since 2016 and did not respond to contact attempts.
Specific findings against some of the officers include:
- Sarwar Kabir Sohag was found to have left duty without permission and entered a businessman’s house in Chirirbandar, Dinajpur. A criminal case was filed against him at Chirirbandar Police Station for illegal detention, assault, and demanding money. A departmental inquiry upheld the misconduct charges.
- Md. Arifuzzaman remained absent for more than 60 days without permission on the pretext of seeking higher medical treatment. He was dismissed with effect from 18 October 2024 after the charges were proven.
Earlier, former Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of DMP Mohammad Harun Or Rashid was dismissed for long-term unauthorised absence, also effective from 6 August 2024. The ministry had followed the full departmental process under the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018, including investigation and consultation with the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, before the President approved the dismissal.
In addition, the following officers have also been dismissed in related actions: former DIG of Rajshahi Range Md. Anisur Rahman, former Additional DIG of Tourist Police Shyamal Kumar Mukherjee, former Superintendent of Police of Lakshmipur Tarek Bin Rashid, Additional Superintendent of Police SM Jahangir Hasan, DMP Assistant Md. Moniruzzaman Sarkar, and DMP Traffic Department ASP Farhana Taskin.