New DCs in 15 districts

The government has appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in 15 districts across the country, as announced in a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration late on Saturday night.

The districts receiving new DCs are Noakhali, Habiganj, Gazipur, Dhaka, Gaibandha, Barguna, Bogra, Sirajganj, Magura, Pirojpur, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Khulna, Kushtia, and Bhola.

Several sitting DCs have been reassigned: Bagerhat DC Ahmed Kamrul Hasan to Noakhali, Kushtia DC Abu Hasnat Mohammad Arefin to Habiganj, Bhola DC Md. Azad Jahan to Gazipur, Barguna DC Md. Shafiul Alam to Dhaka, Sirajganj DC Muhammad Nazrul Islam to Gaibandha, and Khulna DC Md. Taufiqur Rahman to Bogra.

Additionally, new appointments include Sylhet District Council Chief Executive Officer Sandwip Kumar Singha to Barguna, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation Secretary (Deputy Secretary) Md. Aminul Islam to Sirajganj, Commerce Advisor's Private Secretary Md. Abdullah Al Mahmud to Magura, Home Ministry Deputy Secretary Abu Sayeed to Pirojpur, Land Records and Survey Department Zonal Settlement Officer Ms. Afroza Akhtar to Satkhira, Local Government Feni Deputy Director (Deputy Secretary) Golam Md. Baten to Bagerhat, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor (Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology) Private Secretary S. M. Jamshed Khandaker to Khulna, Capital Development Authority Director Md. Iqbal Hossain to Kushtia, and Cabinet Division Deputy Secretary Dr. Shamim Rahman to Bhola.