Govt elevates 2 contractual secretaries to senior secretary rank

The government has elevated two contractually appointed secretaries to the rank of senior secretary, the highest administrative rank in Bangladesh’s civil service.

The two officials are Md Shahidul Hasan, secretary of the Local Government Division, and Abdoul Khaleque, secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division.

The Ministry of Public Administration announced the decision in two separate notifications issued by its Contract and Foreign Recruitment Wing on Tuesday, October 14.

The notifications were signed by Al-Bashirul Islam, senior assistant secretary of the ministry.

According to the notifications, the orders have been issued in the public interest and will take effect immediately.