It still remains unclear whether Superintendent of Police Babul Akter has rejoined work, even though the Home Ministry has denied rumours about his resignation.
The ace officer who rose quickly through the ranks for his successful anti-terrorism drives, has been at the police headquarters in Dhaka only sporadically starting from August 3. Police sources said on Thursday that he was yet to join duty.
He was originally scheduled to join the HQ on June 5, the same day his wife Mahmuda Akhter Mitu was stabbed and shot to death near their house in Chittagong’s GEC area.
Several media outlets have claimed that a resignation letter was extracted from him during a questioning session on June 26. It was reportedly sent to Home Ministry for further action.
The resignation of a police officer, if the Home Ministry approves it, goes from there to the Prime Minister’s Office and the president’s office through the Ministry of Public Administration before it is finalised.
However, yesterday, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said he was unaware of any resignation letter from Babul. He also said that he saw no problems with Babul Akter joining in the police.
SP Babul could not be reached over the phone for comments.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
