Govt Appoints 12 New Heads to State Agencies and Boards

The Bangladesh government has appointed new heads to 12 key state agencies, boards, and corporations for a one-year term. The Ministry of Public Administration issued the official contractual appointment notifications on July 23.

Eleven of the appointees will hold Grade-2 positions while Md Shamsul Alam has been named Additional Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat. To ensure public accountability all appointees must relinquish any current professional or business affiliations prior to taking office.

The newly appointed administrative heads are:

Md Salahuddin Sarker Director General, Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation Mohammad Rashedul Haque Managing Director, Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) Mohammad Mosaddak Hossain Bulbul Chairman, Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation ATM Abdul Bari Dani Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Md Kamruzzaman (Dulal) Executive Secretary, Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Abdul Khaleque Chairman Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation Md Shamsuzzaman (Suruj) Chairman, Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation Kazi Rownakul Islam (Tipu) Managing Director, Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Md Zakir Siddiqui Chairman, Bangladesh Handloom Board Benazir Ahmed Chairman, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Md Mamun Hasan Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Corporation