Six bureaucrats promoted as secretary

The government has elevated six acting secretaries to the rank of secretary in a promotion in the civil administration. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday. After the promotion, the six top public servants were first made officers on special duty (OSD) and then appointed to their previous posts by separate orders. The newly promoted Secretaries are Afroza Khan of Labour and Employment Ministry, Md Abdus Samad of Shipping Ministry, Md Anisur Rahman of Religious Affairs Ministry, Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury of Finance Division, Md Shamsul Arefin of Anti-Corruption Commission and Begum Nasrin Akther as Director General of National Academy for Planning and Development.