Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The police officer who led an operation to arrest a Swecchasebak Dal leader listed by police as a "criminal" has now been transferred out of Chattogram.

Police Headquarters has ordered the transfer of Inspector Abdur Rahim from Chattogram Metropolitan Police, or CMP, to the Police Training Centre in Khulna.

"In accordance with instructions from Police Headquarters, I have obtained my release order from CMP. I will join my new workplace within a few days," Rahim told bdnews24.com.

An order issued by Police Headquarters on Oct 8 instructed Rahim to obtain his release from CMP by Oct 10, saying that "otherwise, he would be deemed to have been released with immediate effect, or stand released, from Oct 11."

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