Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said around 4,000 assistant sub-inspector (ASI) positions will be filled through both recruitment and promotion ahead of the national election.
“Half of these posts will be filled by direct recruitment, while the other half will be through promotions,” he said while speaking to reporters after a meeting with the senior secretary of the Public Administration Ministry, Mokhlesur Rahman, at the Secretariat.
“We came to the Ministry of Public Administration today regarding this matter. Some amendments to the regulations were required, which will facilitate our recruitment process,” the IGP added.
Responding to a question about whether these recruitments were being carried out ahead of the upcoming election, Baharul said: “As you know, the Chief Adviser recently gave approval in principle for the recruitment of several forces. We are now working on implementing those decisions.”
Meanwhile, Mokhlesur Rahman said a police delegation had visited to discuss major recruitments through amendments to a couple of police regulations.
A joint meeting was held to ensure the process moved quickly, and if the order could be issued that day, recruitments—including those for ASIs—would proceed soon.
Mokhlesur added that the Finance, Law, Public Administration, and Home Affairs ministries had collectively created the posts, including those for ASIs. He mentioned that certain recruitment rules had been amended, noting that the police and Ansar are the first forces deployed at election sites.
He further said that recruitment and training are underway, with constables and higher-ranking officers, including superintendents of police, overseeing the process. These efforts had been accelerated to ensure the force is prepared even before the election schedule is announced.
Issuing a warning, he said any officer assigned to election duties who shows bias towards an individual or party would be withdrawn, and administrative action would be taken against them under existing laws.
