The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday. 

As per the notification, Atul Sarker, director of Prime Minister’s Office, was made Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Joypurhat, while Sebastin Rema, Private Secretary to Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister, the DC of Gaibandha and Sabina Yesmin, deputy secretary of Medical Education and Family Welfare Division,  the DC of Panchagarh.

Besides, Kazi Abed Hussain, Deputy Secretary  of Expatriates’ Welfare and Oversees Employment Ministry, was made Thakurgaon DC, while Md Matiul Islam Chowdhury, Deputy Secretary of Road Transport and Bridges Division, the DC of Patuakhali, Dr KM Kamruzzaman Selim, Deputy Secretary of Local Government Division, the DC of Chandpur, Md MahmudulAlam, (attached to Local Government Division)  the DC of Dinajpur, Md Ataul Gani (attached to PMO) the DC of Meherpur, M Kazi Emdadul Islam, Deputy  Secretary  of Public Administration Ministry, the DC of Kurigram, and  Mohammad Jakir Hossain, Private secretary  of Land Ministry, the DC of Sylhet.

Earlier, the government appointed new deputy commissioners (DC) to 10 other districts.

The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification appointing new DCs to Barguna, Pirojpur, Brahmanbaria, Tangail, Narail, Natore, Chuadanga, Magura, Satkhira and Bogura on September 23.