Major reshuffle in secy-level posts

Staff Reporter :
Ahead of national polls, the government on Thursday reshuffled the office of eight secretaries. Of them, three additional secretaries were promoted to the rank of Secretary and status of a Secretary was elevated to the rank of Senior Secretary.
The Public Administration Ministry issued separate notifications in this regards.
Senior Secretary to the Primary and Mass Education Ministry Aminul Islam Khan was transferred to the Public Security Division (PSD) under the Home Ministry as its Senior Secretary.
Earlier on Tuesday, the government granted post retirement leave (PRL) of the Public Security Division (PSD) Senior Secretary Akhtar Hossain as he will complete his service age of 59 years on October 30.
Aminul Islam will replace Akhtar Hossain on Sunday next.
Local Government Division’s (LGD) Secretary Mohammad Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury was promoted to the rank of Senior Secretary and posted to the same office.
Industries Secretary Zakia Sultana was transferred to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry as its Secretary. Earlier on October 16 this year, Information Secretary Mokbul Hossain was sent to forced retirement following the Section-45 of the Public Service Act, 2018.
Election Commission Secretary Humayun Kabir Khondker was made new Industries Secretary.
Among the newly promoted secretaries, Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation Farid Ahammad was made new Primary and Mass Education Secretary and Public Security Division’s Additional Secretary Jahangir Alam was made new Election Commission Secretary.
Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha’s (RAJUK) Chairman Anisur Rahman Miah was kept in the same position after elevation of his status as a Secretary.
The status of the Director General (DG) of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) Abdul Wahab Bhuiyan and DG of Bangladesh Standard Testing Institution (BSTI) Abdus Sattar was elevated to the rank of a Secretary (Grade-1).