A total of 112 police officers ranked Superintendent of Police (SP) have been transferred in a massive reshuffle in the department.

The transfer was made in three separate notifications issued by the Police-1 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Public Security Department on Monday (August 29).

Dhananjay Kumar Das, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, signed the notifications on the order of the President.

Of them, 28 SP-rank officials were posted as deputy commissioners (DC) in different metropolitan cities across the country.

According to the notifications, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) got 20 DCs, while Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) got six DCs. Besides, the Dhaka Range Police got three new SPs while Khulna, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Railway police range got one SP respectively.

In the order, SP rank officials were also transferred to different police units including the Police Headquarters.