Former IGPs Shahidul, Mamun arrested
They have been taken into DB custody
Members of law enforcement agencies arrested former inspector generals of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque and Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun from Dhaka yesterday (3 September).
Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chief of Detective Branch, told The Business Standard that the duo have been taken into DB custody.
Both of them were arrested in connection with cases filed against them over allegations of attacks, firing and killings during the recent student protests, he added.
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According to a statement from the DMP, Shahidul Haque was arrested from Uttara Sector-16.
On the other hand, Abdullah Al Mamun was in army custody. Police took him into their custody as he expressed his desire to surrender due to cases filed against him, said DMP Media Division Additional Deputy Commissioner Obaidur Rahmam Shamim.
Shahidul Hoque served as IGP from December 2014 to January 2018. He went into retirement on 31 January 2018.
Abdullah Al Mamun was appointed IGP in September 2022. After the fall of Awami League government on 5 August this year, his appointment was terminated.
