Barguna Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Gazi Tariq Salmon has been transferred to the cabinet division as senior assistant secretary.
Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Aliya Meher issued an order in this regard on Monday.
Salman was promoted as senior assistant secretary in 2015 and posted in Barisal as UNO.
On June 7, Barisal Bar Association President Obaedullah Saju filed a Tk5 crore defamation case against Salmon for distributing invitation cards with an allegedly distorted portrait of Bangabandhu.
The portrait, drawn by a class V student in Barisal, was selected through an official competition on the occasion of Bangabandhu’s birthday and printed on the back of invitation cards.
The mistreatment of the UNO over the matter sparked public outcry throughout Bangladesh.
Awami League has since suspended Saju from his post as Barisal city unit Religious Affairs secretary.
Later, Saju withdrew the case on July 23.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
