Bangladesh, June 30 -- Nearly a month after being promoted to the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police, Rezaul Karim Mallik has yet to be assigned to any unit, even though four other officers promoted on the same day have already received postings. Mallik is currently serving as Deputy Inspector General of Dhaka Range.

According to sources at Police Headquarters and the Home Ministry, five officers, including Mallik, were promoted from DIG to Additional IGP on June 4.

In a Home Ministry notification issued on Sunday, June 28, the other four officers were posted to important units. However, no instruction was issued regarding Mallik's posting.

He is due to go on pre-retirement leave this month. His failure to receive a postin...