7 additional secretaries promoted to secretary

The government has appointed nine secretaries across various ministries, divisions, and departments, with seven of them promoted to the position of secretary.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate gazette notifications regarding these appointments on Tuesday.

The newly promoted secretaries are: Additional Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Aleya Akter as Secretary to Statistics and Informatics Division, Additional Secretary of Housing and Public Works Ministry Md Kamal Uddin as Secretary to Cultural Affairs Ministry, Chairman (Grade-1) of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) Md Tajul Islam as Secretary to the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Registrar (Additional Secretary) of Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms Md Mizanur Rahman as Secretary to the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, Additional Project Director (Additional Secretary) of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project Mohammad Abdur Rouf as Secretary to the Bridges Division, Additional Secretary of Cabinet Division Zaheda Perveen as Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) of the Cabinet Division and Additional Secretary of ICT Division Mahbubur Rahman as Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce.

Additionally, Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan, the Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) of the Cabinet Division, has been transferred to the Planning Commission as a member. Meanwhile, Md Mostafizur Rahman, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the Ministry of Public Administration, has been moved to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.