Former IGP Shahidul on 7-day, Mamun on 8-day remand

A Dhaka court today (4 September) sent two former inspectors general of police (IGP), Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun and AKM Shahidul Hoque, on remand in connection with separate murder cases.

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Akhtaruzzaman issued the orders, placing Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on an eight-day remand in the case of grocery shopkeeper Abu Sayed's murder in the Mohammadpur area.

Shahidul Hoque was placed on a seven-day remand in another murder case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud during a protest led by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in Dhaka's New Market area.

Shahidul was arrested from the capital's Uttara, while Mamun was arrested from Tejgaon earlier today.

After the arrest, Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chief of Detective Branch, told The Business Standard that the duo had been taken into DB custody.

Both of them were arrested in connection with cases filed against them over allegations of attacks, firing, and killings during the recent student protests, he added.

Shahidul Hoque served as IGP from December 2014 to January 2018. He went into retirement on 31 January 2018.

Abdullah Al-Mamun took over as the IGP on 30 September 2022 by replacing Benazir Ahmed, who was also RAB DG like Mamun and was sanctioned by the USA. 

He was then appointed on a contractual basis for a period of one and a half years, from 12 January 2023 to 11 July 2024. 

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was made police chief who led the police in the crackdown on opposition men, managed the January 2024 election and made all-out efforts to crush the protests against Hasina regime.  

Before the expiry of his tenure, the government on 5 July extended his tenure for another year, ending speculation to appoint a new chief.

After the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August, his appointment was terminated.