The government has made a major reshuffle in secretary-level posts across the administration, transferring secretaries in at least six ministries and divisions.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate notifications on Sunday night transferring the secretaries and appointing two additional secretaries as acting secretaries.
Under the new notifications, Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, textiles and jute secretary, has been transferred as secretary to the Ministry of Commerce.
Meanwhile, Ataur Rahman Khan, commerce secretary, has been transferred as secretary to the Ministry of Shipping. In addition, Zakaria, shipping secretary, has been transferred as chairman of the National River Protection Commission.
Ashraful Islam, liberation war affairs secretary, has been transferred as rector of the National Development Administration Academy. Abul Hasnat Humayun Kabir, director general of the Department of Land Records and Survey, has been made acting secretary to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.
Ayesha Akhtar, additional secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, has been appointed secretary to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
In another move, Mahfuzur Alam Khan, additional secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has been appointed acting secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Mahbub Ul Alam, youth and sports secretary, has been attached to the Ministry of Public Administration.
According to the notifications, Md Kamruzzaman, rector of the National Development Administration Academy, has been made secretary to the Posts and Telecommunications Division.
Bilkis Jahan Rimi, posts and telecommunications division secretary, has been appointed as a member of the Planning Commission.
