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Contracts of Bangla & Shilpakala Academy DGs scrapped
Govt cancels contractual appointments of Bangla Academy & Shilpakala Academy DGs
Dhaka, Aug 17 - The contractual appointments of Bangla Academy Director General Professor Dr Md Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari and Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Liaquat Ali Lucky have been cancelled.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Saturday in this regard.
Besides, the contractual appointments of Abul Kalam Azad, Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Jatiya Grantha Kendro director Minar Monsur and first secretary (Press) at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in India's Kolkata Ranjan Sen, have also been scrapped.
The order will be effective soon in public interest, read the notification.
Earlier, the interim government gave contractual appointments to five secretaries in ministries and the President's Office.-UNB