Govt appoints new DCs in four districts

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) in four districts—Tangail, Nilphamari, Patuakhali and Pirojpur.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate notifications on Tuesday (September 29), making the appointments.

According to the notifications, Deputy Secretary of the Finance Division Md Humayun Kabir has been appointed DC of Nilphamari, while Chowdhury Ashraful Karim has been posted as DC of Patuakhali.

Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Golam Rabbani has been appointed DC of Pirojpur.

Pirojpur’s incumbent DC Abu Sayeed has been transferred to Tangail as the district’s new DC.

Meanwhile, Nilphamari DC Mohammad Nayiruzzaman has been appointed joint secretary to the Ministry of Social Welfare.

Tangail DC Sharifa Haque has been made joint secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, while Patuakhali DC Mohammad Shahid Hossain Chowdhury has been appointed joint secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

The three officials were recently promoted from deputy secretary to joint secretary.