Some 82 officers of Bangladesh Police who served during the 2018 elections have been made Officers on Special Duty, OSD.
Of them, one is additional Inspector General of Police (Additional IGP), 13 are DIGPs, 49 additional DIGPs, and 19 officials of the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP).
The Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs issued three separate notifications in this regard on Tuesday, February 25.
No reasons were mentioned in the notifications about making them OSD.
However, a source in the ministry said the police officers served the controversial 2018 national polls.
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