Major reshuffle in admin, security, health sectors

The government has carried out a major administrative overhaul across the civil service, security agencies, and health sector, transferring and reassigning a broad swath of senior personnel.

In a series of separate notifications issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Administration confirmed that the decisions were taken in the public interest. The orders affect senior civil servants, deputy secretaries, field administrators, uniformed services personnel, and health officers.

Among the high-profile reassignments, Md Rezaul Bari, former chief executive officer of Barishal City Corporation, has been appointed as a director at the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. AMM Rezanul Hoque, secretary of the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA), has been moved to the Land Reforms Board in Dhaka Division as deputy land reforms commissioner. He must join by 25 August or face automatic release from his current post.

Meanwhile, Ruli Biswas, additional deputy commissioner of Gopalganj, takes over as charge officer at the Zonal Settlement Office in Faridpur.

Following recent promotions, the ministry issued posting orders for 112 newly elevated deputy secretaries. They have been deployed to key government institutions, including the Cabinet Division and the ministries of agriculture, power, finance, and home affairs.

Grassroots administration has also been adjusted. Nirupama Roy, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Rajbari Sadar, alongside Abdullah Al Bakiul Bari and Md Shahnur Rahman, have been posted to Rangpur Division as UNOs with executive magistracy powers under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Md Saiful Islam, UNO of Sarail, Brahmanbaria, becomes additional deputy commissioner in Cox’s Bazar. In Barishal, five assistant commissioners and executive magistrates have been granted mobile court powers under Section 19.

The reshuffle extends to law enforcement and security services. Rear Admiral Md Moinul Hasan has been named director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, taking over from Rear Admiral Md Ziaul Hoque, who returns to the Bangladesh Navy. Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General Syed Mohammad Motaher Hossain has also ended his deputation at the Department of Prisons and returned to the army.

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In the health sector, Dr Md Shihab Talukder of Ghatail Upazila Health Complex, Tangail, has been deputed to Central Police Hospital in Dhaka as an assistant surgeon. Local government adjustments saw Md Nazrul Islam, CEO of Gazipur Zila Parishad, move to the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division as deputy secretary, while Shobhon Sarkar becomes CEO of Gopalganj Zila Parishad.

Additionally, 49 newly promoted deputy secretaries have been retained in their current roles on an in-situ basis until further notice to ensure administrative continuity.

Signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Nur-e-Alam and Senior Assistant Secretary Md Borman Hossain, all notifications take immediate effect.