The Election Commission has ordered the withdrawal of Pirojpur’s Superintended of Police (SP) Mohammad Salam Kabir for his failure to prevent violence in upazila election zones in the southern district.
It has written to the offices of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Thursday (Mar 28) to withdraw Kabir and appoint a replacement.
The commission has also instructed to withdraw the OC of Pirojpur’s Mathbaria police Shawkat Anwar Islam on similar allegations.
It has also decided to withdraw the OCs of Amtali in Barguna and Brahmanpara in Cumilla from election duties on allegations of working for a candidate.
Meanwhile, the EC has instructed the IGP to open departmental inquiries against Additional Superintendent Md Shafiqul Islam and OC Md Shamsudding over ballot stuffing in Kishoreganj’s Katiadi the night before the polls on Mar 24. The commission has instructed the police headquarters to suspend the officers for two months.