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 Jul 2017, 08:15 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