After the transfer of Gopalganj’s superintendent of police, Md Habibullah, the government has now withdrawn the district’s deputy commissioner (DC), Md Arif-uz-Zaman, and attached him to the Ministry of Public Administration. G M Sarfaraz, the DC of Habiganj, has been given charge as the new deputy commissioner.
Earlier, Gopalganj superintendent of police Md Habibullah was transferred to Feni. He has been replaced by Feni’s superintendent of police, Pratyush Kumar Majumder.
The changes were announced on Sunday in separate notifications from the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
On Sunday, leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, held processions on several roads in Gopalganj town. Many of them carried local weapons, including logi-boitha (bamboo poles and oars), sticks, machetes, Chinese axes, fishing spears and lances. Some wore helmets as they marched in a show of strength, chanting slogans.
Over the past several days, Gopalganj has seen processions on several roads and an arson attack on a BNP office.
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