SP Tanveer Salheen Taken by DB from Police Academy

Staff Reporter

Police Superintendent (SP) Tanveer Salheen was taken by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) from the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sarda, Rajshahi.

The incident took place on the night of February 11, 2025, at around 10 PM when a DB team from Dhaka arrived at the academy and took SP Tanveer Salheen. The additional deputy inspector general (crime management) of the Rajshahi Range, Sarwar Jahan, confirmed this development.

He stated, “A DB team from Dhaka came last night and took SP Tanveer Salheen. We assisted them in this process.” However, he added that they did not have information about any cases filed against Tanveer.

Tanveer Salheen hails from Kishoreganj. His father, Md. Iqbal, is a war hero and a former general secretary of the Karimganj Upazila Awami League.

Tanveer Salheen joined the police force in 2010 as part of the 28th BCS Police Cadre. He was awarded the IGP Badge in 2016 and the President’s Police Medal (PPM) in 2017. In 2022, he was promoted to SP and later assigned as the Deputy Commissioner (Headquarters and Administration) of DMP. He was serving as the Police Superintendent of Basic Training-2 at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Rajshahi at the time of his detention.