Kolkata Mission gets new press secy

BNP-led government has appointed journalist Umme Marufa as first press secretary on a contractual basis at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata of India, according to the Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Monday.

Earlier, Md Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan, better known as Tarique Choyon, resigned from his post as the first secretary (press), citing personal and professional reasons.

“I resigned from the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata due to personal and professional reasons,” he said in a post on his verified Facebook account on Wednesday.

Tarique Choyon said he spent a wonderful year and a half in Kolkata and tried to fulfil his assigned responsibilities diligently.

“I intend to write a book in the future about my professional life, office, colleagues, and friends in Kolkata. Everyone, please pray for me. May Allah help us all,” he said.

Marufa currently works as a special correspondent for the News24 Television.