Shafiqul Alam, bureau chief of Agence France-Presse (AFP), has been appointed as the Press Secretary to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.
The Ministry of Public Administration confirmed the appointment in a notification issued on Tuesday night.
Shafiqul Alam, a seasoned journalist, will take on the role on a contractual basis, receiving the equivalent salary and benefits of a government secretary.
Additionally, Apurba Jahangir has been appointed as the deputy press secretary, and Shabbir Ahmed as the assistant private secretary to the chief advisor, both also on a contractual basis.
These appointments were detailed in separate notifications.
After spending seven and a half years in sports journalism, Shafiqul Alam transitioned to business journalism at the Financial Express, where he worked for two and a half years before joining AFP on January 14, 2005.
During his two-decade tenure at AFP, Shafiqul Alam served as a correspondent for the first seven years and then as the bureau chief in Dhaka.
He completed his secondary education at Dhaka’s Motijheel Government Boys' High School, higher secondary education at Notre Dame College, and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Dhaka.