Govt appoints acting secretaries at three ministries


FE Team | Published: December 31, 2017 15:43:25 | Updated: December 31, 2017 20:12:10


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The government has appointed acting secretaries for Ministries of Information, Food, and Environment and Forests.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification announcing the appointments on Sunday.

Information Ministry Additional Secretary Md Nasir Uddin Ahmed has been appointed acting secretary.

The post had been vacant since the expiry of the contract-based appointment of Mortuza Ahmed.

Finance Division Additional Secretary Shahabuddin Ahmed has been appointed acting secretary to the food ministry. The term of Food Secretary Md Kaikobad Hossain came to an end a few days ago.

Ministry of Environment and Forests Additional Secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has been appointed the acting secretary of the ministry. He will be replacing Secretary Istiaque Ahmed, whose term ended recently.

Local Government Division Additional Secretary Nasreen Akhter has been appointed the director general of the National Planning and Development Academy, according to bdnews24 report.

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