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Farida Khanam becomes first female DC of Dhaka

Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

The government has appointed Farida Khanam as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka, making her the first woman to hold the position.

The appointment was confirmed in a notification issued on Wednesday (April 22) by the Ministry of Public Administration, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Md Ismail Hossain.

According to the notification, the order has been issued in the public interest and will take immediate effect.

Farida Khanam, currently serving as a Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Public Security Division, will assume charge as the administrative and judicial head (District Magistrate) of Dhaka district.

Meanwhile, incumbent Dhaka DC Md Rezaul Karim has been withdrawn from his post and reassigned as a Deputy Secretary at the Cabinet Division.

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