Shariful Islam Appointed Personal Assistant to Telecom, ICT and Science Minister

Md. Shariful Islam has been appointed as the Assistant Private Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Minister of Science and Technology. The minister in charge of these two ministries is Fakir Mahbub Anam. Previously serving as an administrative officer in the ICT Division, Shariful Islam has assumed this responsibility under the new distribution of duties of the current government.

A day earlier, Bangladeshi engineer, technology professional, and politician Rehan Asif Asad joined the ministry as Adviser to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

On February 23, with immediate effect, Md. Shariful Islam was officially assigned the role of Assistant Private Secretary to the new minister. The information was disclosed in a notification issued by the Internal Recruitment Branch of the Ministry of Public Administration.

According to the notification signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Mu. Tanvir Hasan Ruman, a total of three Private Secretaries (PS) to ministers and four Assistant Private Secretaries (APS) to state ministers and advisers of the BNP-led new government were appointed on the same day.

In a separate notification, OSD (Officer on Special Duty) Deputy Secretary Md. Moniruzzaman was appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives. The ministry is currently headed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Rabindra Chakma, Secretary (Deputy Secretary) of the Chattogram Development Authority, has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. The ministry is led by Dipen Dewan.

Md. Ibrahim Khalil has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to the State Minister for Youth and Sports. The State Minister is Md. Aminul Haque.

Md. Junaid has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to the State Minister for Commerce, Textiles and Jute, and Industries. The State Minister in charge is Md. Shariful Alam.

Md. Al Mamun has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to the State Minister for Health and Family Welfare. The State Minister is M A Muhith.

Farhan Labib Zishan, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of the Cantonment Revenue Circle, has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Adviser (with the rank of State Minister) Mahadi Amin.

The Assistant Private Secretaries have been appointed in accordance with the wishes of the respective state ministers. They have been appointed under the ‘Service (Pay and Allowances) Order, 2015’ in the 9th grade pay scale of Tk 22,000–53,060. The appointment orders will remain effective as long as the state ministers hold office or wish to retain them in their respective positions.

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