Prof Dr. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Health Ministry, has resigned from his position.
According to a gazette notification, President Mohammed Sahabuddin has accepted his resignation and his resignation will come into effect immediately.
He had been serving as Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser with the rank of a State Minister. However, the reasons of his resignation could not be known immediately.
A former Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University (formerly Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University), Professor Sayedur Rahman had assumed the role of Special Assistant in November.
His resignation came within a week of the resignation of Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Home Ministry.