The government on Monday appointed journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey as an ambassador of Bangladesh mission abroad with the rank of senior secretary for three years. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard. According to the notification, Ansarey was appointed on the condition of severing all ties with any profession, business, government or semi-government organization for three years from the day of joining. However, it has not be known yet in which country he will work as Bangladesh ambassador. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon issue an order regarding his specific posting. Ansarey returned to the country Bangladesh from the US on September 12 after nearly a decade in exile. He is a Washington DC-based Bangladeshi journalist well known for asking questions at the press briefings of the United States Department of State. He is the Executive Editor for the Washington based foreign policy magazine, South Asia Perspectives (SAP). Read: Ansarey warns against conspiracies to foil the fruits of mass uprising He is working for JustNewsBD as Editor and White House Correspondent, covering the UN, US State Department, and Pentagon. He is also the Executive Director at Right to Freedom - R2F, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C, USA. He is a permanent correspondent of the United Nation headquarters. He worked as Assistant Press Secretary (2001-2006) to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia; Diplomatic Correspondent of the oldest Bengali daily- Ittefaq. Ansarey hosted a popular TV show at the NTV, titled Hello Excellency. Around sixty ambassadors and foreign dignitaries participated the show.

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Senior Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah has been appointed as the new president of the Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF). The Youth and Sports Ministry issued a government gazette notification in this regard signed by Deputy Secretary of the ministry (Additional Charge) Md Fazle Elahi Wednesday. Tofazzel earlier served at the PMO in different capacities – secretary, director general, and private secretary to the prime minister. He started his career in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) in 1991. Read: Bangladesh Athletics Federation president Ali Kabir passes away

The government has promoted Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen to the rank of senior secretary.

Senior Secretary  to the  Ministry of Defence Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury died from coronavirus on Monday morning. He was 57.   Abdullah, who was undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka,   suffered a heart attack at 8:45 am and breathed his last at 9:30am, said additional secretary Md Mahmud-ul-Haque.

Planning Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam has been promoted as Senior Secretary.   The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday. Secretary Md Asadul Islam will be appointed as the Senior Secretary of the Planning Division, said the gazette notification.

The government has promoted seven secretaries to the rank of senior secretary.