3 districts get new DC's

The government has appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in three key districts ahead of the upcoming elections. The changes affect Chattogram, Narsingdi, and Naogaon.

On Sunday (21 September), the Ministry of Public Administration issued the official notification. Under the reshuffle, Naogaon DC Mohammad Abdul Awal has been transferred to Chattogram, Health Education and Family Welfare Division Secretary Mohammad Anwar Hossain has been posted to Narsingdi, and Secondary and Higher Education Division Secretary Monira Haque has been appointed DC of Naogaon.

The government has been making strategic transfers of DCs holding crucial field administration roles in preparation for the elections. Earlier, on 25 August, new DCs were appointed in six districts: Patuakhali, Kushtia, Kurigram, Meherpur, Netrokona, and Khulna.

According to the notification, Dr. Mohammad Shahid Hossain Chowdhury, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has been appointed DC of Patuakhali, while Abu Hasnat Mohammad Arefin, the outgoing DC of Patuakhali, has been assigned to Kushtia.

Meherpur DC Sifat Mehnaz has been transferred to Kurigram, Ministry of Home Affairs Secretary Dr. Mohammad Abdul Salam to Meherpur, Zonal Settlement Officer Mohammad Abdullah Al Mahmud Zaman to Netrokona, and Kushtia DC Mohammad Tawfiqur Rahman to Khulna.

These transfers are part of the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen field administration in key districts during the election period.