Gazipur OC Suspended Amid Coordinators’ Pressure

Staff Reporter

Authorities suspended the officer-in-charge of Gazipur Sadar Police Station after pressure from coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, following an attempted robbery at the home of Awami League leader and Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque.

Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan announced the suspension Saturday afternoon during a protest in front of the district administrator’s office. He also publicly apologized for the police’s delayed response to the incident.

“I acknowledge our failure and apologize on behalf of the police force,” Khan told demonstrators. “The attackers will not be spared, and those who failed to respond on time will be held accountable.”

Khan said he learned that the suspended officer took two hours to respond to the attack. He assured protesters that police officers who collaborate with authoritarian forces will not be allowed to serve.

The announcement came in the presence of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders, including Coordinator Hasnat Abdullah and National Citizen Committee Organizer Sarjis Alam.