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The government has appointed Superintendents of Police (SPs) for 64 districts across the country through a lottery system ahead of the national election slated for the first half of February next year.
According to a gazette notification signed by Md Mahbubur Rahman, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the order was issued on Wednesday, UNB reports.
Earlier in the day, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the SPs had been appointed through a lottery after categorising the districts into three groups considering the law-and-order situation.
Talking to reporters after a review meeting of the Annual Development Programme of the Ministry of Agriculture at the Secretariat, he claimed that no meritorious officers were left out during the SP postings.
Responding to a question on the lottery system, the adviser said, “Yes, the news is correct. The lottery was conducted exactly as planned. We established three categories — A, B, and C — not based on district size but on the law and order situation.”
After categorising the districts, the adviser said officers were assigned accordingly.
“Out of a total of 64 SPs, 18 were reassigned, while others remained unchanged. The lottery then decided which officer would go to which district, based on luck,” he said.
Asked if the same system would apply to officer-in-charge postings, he replied, “In sha'a Allah,” emphasising that the most capable officers were selected.