Ahead of 13th National Election64 districts get new SPs

The interim government has reassigned the superintendents of police (SPs) in all 64 districts through a lottery system in a single day ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.

The lottery was conducted on Monday at the State Guest House Jamuna, the chief advisor's official residence.

Based on the results, a gazette notification, signed by Md Mahbubur Rahman, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs was issued on Wednesday, formally appointing the new SPs to every district.

To see the list of reshuffled SPs Click here.

Earlier in the day, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the SPs have been appointed through the lottery after categorising the districts into three considering the law-and-order issue.  

Talking to reporters after a review meeting of the Annual Development Programme of the Ministry of Agriculture at Secretariat, he claimed that no meritorious officers have been left out during the SP postings.

Responding to a question on the lottery system, the adviser said, “Yes, the news is correct. The lottery was conducted exactly as planned. We established three categories—A, B, and C—not based on district size but on the law and order situation.”

After categorising districts, the adviser said, officers were assigned accordingly.

“Out of a total of 64 SPs, 18 were reassigned, while others remained unchanged. The lottery then decided which officer would go to which district, based on luck,” he asserted.

Asked if the same system would apply to officer-in-charge postings, he replied saying ‘Insha’Allah,’ emphasizing that primarily the most capable officers were selected.