New Leadership for Telecom Division

Bangladesh’s government has reshuffled senior administrative officials, appointing Dr Md Kamruzzaman NDC as secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division and transferring outgoing secretary Bilkis Jahan Rimi to the Planning Commission as a member. According to sources, the outgoing secretary is currently abroad attending an AI conference. As a result, it remains unclear whether the new secretary will assume office before the outgoing secretary returns to the country. 

Separate notifications were issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday, October 18. According to published reports, seven secretaries were reassigned, one additional secretary was promoted to secretary, and two additional secretaries were appointed acting secretaries. Another secretary was attached to the Ministry of Public Administration. 

Who is Dr Md Kamruzzaman?

Dr Md Kamruzzaman NDC is an officer of the 17th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service Administration cadre. He was promoted to secretary on January 29, 2026, and joined the National Academy for Development Administration (NADA) as its rector on February 1. Before that appointment, he served as director general of the Department of Environment.

His administrative career includes service as an assistant commissioner, magistrate and upazila nirbahi officer, followed by positions as senior assistant secretary, deputy secretary, joint secretary and additional secretary in different ministries.

Academically, he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in geography at Jahangirnagar University. He later earned an MPhil in Development Studies specialising in Geography from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a doctorate from the University of Dhaka on information security for an information society in Bangladesh. These details are listed in NADA’s official biography. (NADA official biography)

His appointment places a secretary with experience in field administration, environmental management and information-security research at the head of the Posts and Telecommunications Division. Rimi, meanwhile, has been assigned to the Planning Commission as a member, a position carrying secretary-level status. 

Full list of reported changes

1. Posts and Telecommunications Division

• Bilkis Jahan Rimi: transferred from division secretary to member of the Planning Commission.

• Dr Md Kamruzzaman NDC: transferred from NADA rector to division secretary.

2. National Academy for Development Administration

• Md Ashraful Islam: transferred from secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to rector of NADA.

3. Ministry of Textiles and Jute

• Ayesha Akter: promoted from additional secretary at the Ministry of Commerce to secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.

4. Ministry of Commerce

• Shoraf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury: transferred from secretary of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute to secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

5. Ministry of Shipping

• Md Ataur Rahman Khan: transferred from secretary of the Ministry of Commerce to secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.

6. National River Conservation Commission

• Zakaria: transferred from secretary of the Ministry of Shipping to chairman of the National River Conservation Commission, with secretary-level status.

7. Ministry of Youth and Sports

• Md Mahbub-ul-Alam: withdrawn from the secretary position and attached to the Ministry of Public Administration.

• Mahfuzul Alam Khan: appointed acting secretary after serving as an additional secretary in the ministry.

8. Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

• Md Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir: transferred from director general of the Department of Land Records and Survey, at additional secretary rank, to acting secretary.

The reported changes include Ayesha Akter’s promotion, acting-secretary appointments for Mahfuzul Alam Khan and Md Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir, and Mahbub-ul-Alam’s attachment to the Ministry of Public Administration.

Administrative changes across key institutions

The change in the Secretary position of the Posts and Telecommunications Division is part of a broader administrative reshuffle, which has reallocated leadership across multiple ministries, commissions, and training institutions. The new Secretary, Dr. Md. Kamruzzaman, brings significant academic experience in administration, environmental management, and information security to his professional profile. However, immediate comments regarding the division's priorities, policy implementation, or ongoing projects under his new leadership could not be obtained. Similarly, while the gazettes announced these changes, specific reasons for the alterations were not detailed.

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