Jumbangla Desk: Although almost two months have passed since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, the senior police officers who were ordered to shoot to suppress the protests have not been arrested. The most talked about among them is Harun Or Rashid, former Additional Commissioner of Intelligence Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

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A source said that he is staying there secretly with the help of some members of the Bangladeshi community in New York. Bangladeshi media The Business Standard confirmed a picture of Harun or Rashid sitting in a conference room of a building there.

According to a source, he left the country in late September after 'managing' the police and administration. In 2006, his wife became a US citizen after winning the DV lottery. According to that source, they regularly traveled to the United States. Haroon Or Rasheed is reported to have fled to Long Island, New York State after the coup because he had a US visa.

According to the police headquarters, at least 187 police officers are missing since the fall of the government. Inspector General of Police Moinul Islam recently said that due to their absence, initiatives are being taken to dismiss them. When the journalists asked questions about the absconding police officers, the Home Affairs Adviser urged the journalists to cooperate with the information.

In 2011, Haroon Or Rashid first came to the discussion regarding the beating of the then Opposition Chief Whip Zainal Abedin Farooq in a procession in front of the National Assembly. Since then his name comes up in various negative activities. He was widely criticized for picking up people in DB, 'bomb recovery' farce in opposition movement, custodial torture, extorting money by threatening to spread objectionable videos - etc.

After August 5, a source claimed, he was seriously injured and undergoing treatment at a specialized hospital in the capital. Since then, there has been a lot of curiosity about Haroon or Rashid. But since that date no further information about his whereabouts has been ascertained.

Another source, however, confirmed that on August 6, Haroon Or Rasheed Adei was admitted to the hospital after being beaten up. A relative of his told TBS at the time, 'Harun has become so 'popular' that he is now afraid to go out in public.'

It is to be noted that at 2:30 pm on August 5, Harun Or Rashid asked the members of the Ganabhaban Protection Department to go into action when the crowd entered the Ganabhaban. But there was no reply from the other end of the walkie-talkie. Harun or Rashid sat down on the chair after seeing the crowd entering the Ganabhaban on the closed circuit camera. He did not speak for a long time after that.