Habib named RAB DG, Nurul SB chief, Mosleh to lead CID

The government on Monday appointed new heads to three major units of the Bangladesh Police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Special Branch (SB), and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

According to a notification issued by the Police-1 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the reshuffle in the top tiers of the police administration was executed by order of the President.

Md Ahsan Habib Palash, currently serving as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattogram Range, has been appointed as the Director General of RAB.

Sardar Nurul Amin, Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) at the Police Headquarters, has been made the chief of the Special Branch (SB). Meanwhile, Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, also an Additional Inspector General at the Police Headquarters, has been tasked with leading the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The notification, signed by Deputy Secretary Taushif Ahmed, confirmed that the high-level appointments were made to streamline the operational leadership of the country's elite units and specialised intelligence branches.

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