Dhaka:Despite a recommendation from the Police Headquarters to withdraw the suspension of former Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Md Nazmul Karim Khan, the Home Ministry has not yet made any decision on the matter, even after eight months.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Police Headquarters had recommended withdrawing the suspension in a letter to the Home Ministry on March 2. The letter stated that the Police Headquarters had no documents or information about the allegations against Khan or the grounds for the punitive action.
The recommendation has led to questions about the basis on which a serving Deputy Inspector General (DIG) was removed from his post and subsequently suspended by the Home Ministry. The letter, signed by then Additional DIG (Personnel Management-1) Khandaker Shamima Yasmin, noted that the Police Headquarters had no relevant documents regarding a report allegedly submitted by the then Inspector General of Police (IGP) to the ministry against Khan.
The letter highlighted that no inquiry had been conducted into the allegations, and the concerned officer, DIG Nazmul Karim Khan, had not been informed of the reasons for his suspension. In response to a Home Ministry communication dated March 1, 2026, the headquarters recommended the withdrawal of Khan's suspension.
On September 1, 2025, the Police Headquarters had issued an order for Khan to report to its headquarters and hand over his duties to the next senior officer. Following this, on November 10, 2025, the Home Ministry issued a notification placing Khan under temporary suspension and attaching him to the ministry, citing public interest as the reason.
Khan, who assumed the role of GMP Commissioner on November 12, 2024, remained in the position until September 2, 2025. During his suspension, he was entitled to a subsistence allowance as per the applicable rules.