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DHAKA, Dec 30, 2024 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has reassigned M Tanvir Ahmed, who was in charge of the security division at  Bangladesh Secretariat, as the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Public Order Management (POM) of South Division.   

Mohammad Billal Hossain has been appointed as the new DC responsible for security at Bangladesh Secretariat.

A DMP office order, signed by its Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali was issued on Sunday (December 29) in this regard following a devastating fire broke out at number 7 building at the Secretariat in the early hours of December 25 last.

A total of 19 fire fighting units doused the flame after 10 hours of frantic efforts at 8:05am on December 25. 

Several probe committees including an eight-member high-powered committee led by Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry have been formed to find out the cause of fire and ascertain its damage   .