Dhaka: The government has elevated three additional secretaries to the rank of secretary, while also appointing a new secretary for the planning division. The public administration ministry released four separate gazette notifications regarding these changes.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the notifications detailed the promotions and new postings. Additional secretary Bilkis Jahan Rimi, who was attached to the finance division, has been promoted to the rank of secretary and assigned to the textile and jute ministry. Dr. Nurunnahar Chowdhury, previously an additional secretary for the energy and mineral resources division, has been promoted to secretary and posted to the shipping ministry. M Showkat Rashid Chowdhury, formerly the additional secretary of the agriculture ministry, has been elevated to secretary and will now serve in the rural development and cooperatives division.
In addition, another notification announced the transfer of SM Shakil Akhtar, who was the secretary for the public administration ministry, to the planning division as its new secretary. The orders, issued in the interest of public service, are to be effective immediately.