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Government has appointed five retired Additional Secretaries to various departments as Secretaries on a contractual basis.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification regarding their appointments on Saturday, August 17.
The notification, signed by Abdullah Arif Mohammad, Deputy Secretary of the Contract and Foreign Recruitment Branch of the Ministry of Public Administration, stated, "Under Section 49 of the Government Service Act, 2018, five retired officers have been appointed on a contractual basis to the positions, terms, and ministries/departments mentioned beside their names, with the condition of relinquishing their association with other institutions and organizations."
The appointed Secretaries are Dr. Sheikh Abdur Rashid, Additional Secretary; Md. Ehsanul Haque, Additional Secretary; Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen, Additional Secretary; Dr. Nasimul Gani, Additional Secretary; and M A Akmal Hossain Azad, Additional Secretary.
Among them, Dr. Sheikh Abdur Rashid has been appointed to the Secondary and Higher Education Division, Md. Ehsanul Haque to the Road Transport and Highways Division, Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen to the Public Security Division, Dr. Nasimul Gani to the Public Division of the President's Office, and M A Akmal Hossain Azad to the Ministry of Railways.
The notification further stated, "The proposed tenure of the contractual appointment will be for two years from the date of joining. Other conditions of this appointment will be determined by the approved contract. This order will be effective immediately in the public interest."
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