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The government has carried out a major administrative overhaul across top bureaucratic posts, reassigning seven secretaries, elevating one additional secretary to full secretary rank, and assigning two additional secretaries as acting secretaries.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate gazette notifications on Sunday (October 18) announcing the transfers, promotions, and appointments.
Under the notifications, Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping, Zakaria, has been transferred to serve as Chairman of the National River Conservation Commission. Commerce Ministry Secretary Md. Ataur Rahman Khan has been appointed to succeed him as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.
Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Secretary to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, has been reassigned as Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce. Concurrently, Additional Secretary of the Commerce Ministry Ayesha Akhter has been promoted to Secretary and appointed to lead the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
Dr. Md. Kamruzzaman, Rector of the National Development Administration Academy, has been posted as Secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division. Meanwhile, Bilkis Jahan Rimi, outgoing Secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division, has been transferred as a Member of the Planning Commission, a position equivalent in rank to Secretary.
In the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Secretary Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam has been withdrawn from his post and attached to the Ministry of Public Administration. Additional Secretary Mahfuzul Alam Khan from the same ministry has been assigned duties as Acting Secretary.
Additionally, Secretary to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs Md. Ashraful Islam has been appointed Rector of the National Development Administration Academy, which carries the rank of Secretary. In his place, Director General of the Department of Land Records and Surveys (Additional Secretary) Md. Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir has been tasked with the responsibilities of Acting Secretary to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.
