Ex-DIG Nahidul, wanted in ICT case over Jamaat leader murder, arrested in Dhaka

Police arrested former deputy inspector general (DIG) AKM Nahidul Islam at his residence in Dhaka's Eskaton area early this morning (13 September) in response to a requisition issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).

Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed that Nahidul is an accused in a case filed at the ICT over the killing of a Jamaat leader during his tenure in Meherpur.

He said the former police officer has already been handed over to the tribunal.

Govt sends four DIGs on retirement

Nahidul Islam was previously a DIG at the Special Branch, where he oversaw the political wing. He also served as the former police superintendent of Meherpur district, confirmed another DB source.

The arrest comes months after the government sent four deputy inspectors general of police, including Nahidul, into forced retirement on 28 July, citing "public interest."