New commissioners in four divisions; new DCs in 23 more districts

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Dhaka, Nov 14: The government has appointed new divisional commissioners in four divisions and new deputy commissioners (DCs) in 23 districts ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday night.

According to the notification, Dr. A.N.M. Bazlur Rashid, additional secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, has been made the divisional commissioner of Rajshahi; Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, additional secretary of the Ministry of Land, has been appointed as the divisional commissioner of Barishal; and Farah Shammi, chairman of the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation, has been made the divisional commissioner of Mymensingh.

Besides, Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Mokhter Ahmed has been transferred and appointed as the divisional commissioner of Khulna.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Administration issued two separate gazette notifications—one covering nine districts and the other 14.

The districts include Chattogram, Lakshmipur, Munshiganj, Netrokona, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Khagrachhari, Comilla, Narayanganj, Pabna, Dhaka, Rangpur, Jessore, Meherpur, Noakhali, Gazipur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Madaripur, Moulvibazar, Barishal, Barguna, and Rangamati.

Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, the government has reshuffled DC positions in three phases over the past week, covering 50 districts.

Previously, on November 8, DCs were appointed in 15 districts, and on November 9, in another 14 districts.

Among notable postings, Narayanganj DC Mohammad Zahidul Islam Minya has been transferred to Chattogram. SM Mehedi Hasan, Director of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, has been posted to Lakshmipur; Syeda Nurmahal Ashrafi, Additional Secretary of the Planning Division, to Munshiganj; Md. Saifur Rahman, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, to Netrokona; and Md. Shahadat Hossain Masud, Additional Secretary of the Finance Division, to Chapainawabganj.

Other appointments include Mohammad Saiful Islam, Director of the Chief Adviser’s Office, to Naogaon; Md. Anwar Sadat, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping, to Khagrachhari; Mu. Reza Hasan, Chief Executive Officer of Rajshahi District Council, to Comilla; and Md. Raihan Kabir, Additional Secretary, Public Division, President’s Office, to Narayanganj. The new postings also cover Pabna, Dhaka, Rangpur, Jessore, Meherpur, Noakhali, Gazipur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Madaripur, Moulvibazar, Barishal, Barguna, and Rangamati.

The government has canceled the earlier transfers of Sylhet District Council Chief Executive Officer Sandwip Kumar Singh as DC to Barguna and Home Ministry Additional Secretary Lutfun Nahar to Meherpur. - UNB