Gazipur police chief Nazmul removed after controversy over road closure for his movement
He has been asked to hand over his responsibilities to the next senior officer in Gazipur and report to the Police Headquarters in Dhaka.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) commissioner Md Nazmul Karim Khan has been removed from his post.
He has been asked to hand over his responsibilities to the next senior officer in Gazipur and report to the Police Headquarters in Dhaka today (2 September), according to an official order signed by Additional DIG (Headquarters) Mohammad Sharif Uddin yesterday (1 September).
The decision comes a week after Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said a show-cause notice will be served to Nazmul for allegedly causing public suffering by blocking roads for his daily commute between Dhaka and Gazipur.
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According to media reports, Nazmul, who lives in the capital's Gulshan, travels to Gazipur daily. During his commute, the flyover at Tongi's College Gate area is made one-way, blocking traffic from Gazipur to Dhaka.
A similar measure is taken on the flyover in the Bhogra area during his return trip to Dhaka, stopping vehicles heading toward Gazipur and causing significant inconvenience to commuters.
Nazmul was appointed GMP commissioner on 11 November last year. On 1 May this year, he was elected president of the Bangladesh Police Service Association.
