Within the first six months alone, 14 senior secretaries and secretaries, one Grade-1 officer and 19 additional secretaries were sent into compulsory retirement. During the same period, 23 senior secretaries and secretaries, two Grade-1 officers and 51 additional secretaries were made Officers on Special Duty (OSD). Some more officers were named OSD in the following […]
When asked, Sheikh Abdur Rashid told Prothom Alo on Saturday that he had already resigned, but it was not accepted because of the elections. Now the order has been issued. Sheikh Abdur Rasheed retired from the post of additional secretary a few years ago. However, following the fall of the Awami League government in a […]
Voter turnout was 32.88 percent based on data from 32,789 polling stations between 7:30 am and 12:00 noon. Akhtar Ahmed, Senior Secretary, Election Commission (EC) Secretariat, shared the information with journalists at a briefing at Nirbachan Bhawan in Agargaon area of the capital today, Thursday, around 1:00 pm.
Foreign Secretary Masood Bin Momen on Friday paid a courtesy call on Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Energy and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COP 29 (Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC) Elnur Sultanov. During the meeting, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Energy said that as the next COP President, Azerbaijan is working to ensure better climate […]
Regarding the Election Commission’s decision to transfer Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) of police stations, Mujibul Haq said, “No matter what the electoral changes are, everyone is under the government. So, I don’t “It would seem that this change would lead to some qualitative improvement. But it is better than nothing.” Mujibul Haq […]
US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas has held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen. The meeting lasted for more than an hour at the State Guest House, Padma, from around 11 am on Thursday. Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington Mohammad Imran and North America Wing Director General Masood Ul Alam were present, sources said. […]
Dr. Mojumdar is an accomplished professional with a career spanning over 30 years in various fields of finance, macroeconomics, international economics, customs, trade facilitation issues, international development, WTO issues and international business coordination. Prior to joining the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, he served as Additional […]
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system. From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives depend entirely on healthy ecosystems, said a press release. Yet our actions are ravaging every […]
M Didarul Alam, Joint Secretary, Local Government Department, has been appointed Private Secretary (PS) to President M Shahabuddin, BSS reports. A gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration today said, “M Didarul Alam, Joint Secretary, Local Government Department, has been appointed Private Secretary to the President, M Shahabuddin.” This appointment will be effective […]
He said Kwatra invited Hasina to the 18th edition of the Group of Twenty or G20 summit, which will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10 this year. According to him, the prime minister accepted the invitation and thanked his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, who, as the current chair of the G20 grouping of […]