Police get 215 new SP-rank posts
In a major development in Bangladesh Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs has created a total of 215 new posts of superintendent of police (SP) rank in its organogram, in a bid to bring dynamism to the force.
With the 215 new posts, the total number of posts in the Bangladesh Police organogram from constable to inspector general of police (IGP) will now stand at 2,12,744, according to a ministry circular signed by Tahmina Begum, deputy secretary to the home ministry, issued yesterday.
According to the circular, these SP posts were only created in different police units, including Police Headquarters (PHQ), Criminal Investigation Department, Special Branch, Bangladesh Police Academy, Metropolitan Police, Range Police, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Tourist Police, River Police and in-service training centres.
However, there will be no changes in the positions of current district SPs.
Officials said there were only 367 SP posts in the police force earlier, which now stands at 582.
The 230 officials who got "in-situ promotion" as SP from their posts of additional superintendents around one and half years back, will be appointed against the vacant posts, a high official of PHQ told The Daily Star yesterday.
These officials got promotions on November 7, 2018, but did not get the charge of office till now, as no posts were vacant.
An "in-situ" official is someone who continues to hold the same office and perform the same duties even after being elevated to a higher position.
Aiming to resolve the crisis, PHQ proposed to create 230 new SP posts in the force after abolishing the same number of additional SP posts from the organogram, following a meeting on August 25, last year. The ministry finally approved the proposal yesterday.
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