Major General (retd) Md Wahid-Uz-Zaman has been appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for one year on a contractual basis, replacing Major General Md Emdad Ul Bari.
The remaining tenure of Emdad Ul Bari's contractual appointment as BTRC chairman has been cancelled.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued two separate notifications in this regard on Sunday.
According to the notification on the new appointment, Wahid-Uz-Zaman has been appointed under Section 49 of the Government Service Act, 2018, subject to the suspension of his post-retirement leave and related benefits and relinquishment of any other professional or business engagement, as well as employment with any government, semi-government or private institution or organization.
He has been appointed on a contractual basis as commissioner (management and administration) of the BTRC and posted as its chairman for one year from the date of his joining.
Other terms and conditions of the appointment will be determined through a contract, the notification said.