Major reshuffle at Secy level

The government has carried out a major reshuffle at the secretary level in the administration, transferring seven secretaries to new positions, promoting an additional secretary to secretary and assigning two additional secretaries to serve as acting secretaries.

The decisions were announced through separate notifications issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday (October 18), signed by Deputy Secretary Jeti Prue.

According to the notifications, Liberation War Affairs Secretary Md Ashraful Islam has been appointed rector of the National Academy for Development Administration (NADA).

Ayesha Akter, an additional secretary at the Ministry of Commerce, has been promoted to secretary and appointed secretary to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.

Mahfuzul Alam Khan, an additional secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has been assigned the responsibility of acting secretary to the same ministry.

Md Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir, director general of the Department of Land Records and Surveys and an additional secretary, has been appointed acting secretary to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.
Youth and Sports Secretary Md Mahbub-ul-Alam has been attached to the Ministry of Public Administration as a secretary.

Bilquis Jahan Rimi, secretary to the Posts and Telecommunications Division, has been appointed a member (secretary) of the Planning Commission.

Dr Md Kamruzzaman, rector of NADA, has been transferred to the Posts and Telecommunications Division as its secretary.

Textiles and Jute Secretary Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury has been appointed secretary to the Ministry of Commerce.

In another key change, Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan has been transferred to the Ministry of Shipping as its secretary.