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Helaluddin Ahmed made new Election Commission secretary
The government has appointed Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Helaluddin Ahmed as secretary to the Election Commission or EC, with the status of acting secretary.
Published : 20 July 2017, 02:15 PM
Updated : 20 July 2017, 03:14 PM
The current secretary, Muhammad Abdullah, has been transferred and made secretary to the industries ministry following a public administration ministry order on Thursday.
The shuffle came amidst criticism over the EC and the Secretariat’s authority in transferring field officials.
One of the election commissioners recently sought explanation from the EC secretary through an ‘unofficial note’ over one of the transfers
Helaluddin Ahmed
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda later said the EC and the Secretariat were not responsible for the transfers of field officials and there was no scope for misunderstanding.
In a separate public administration ministry order on Thursday, Public Safety Division’s OSD Additional Secretary Md Abdul Hannan was made chairman of the Land Appeal Board with the acting secretary status.
Also, Nomita Halder, Personal Secretary-II to the Prime Minister, has been appointed acting secretary of the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment ministry.
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