Info secy sent on retirement in ‘public interest’

Information and broadcasting ministry's secretary Mokbul Hossain was sent into retirement in "public interest" grounds yesterday.

The public administration ministry issued a circular that read he was sent into retirement under Section 45 of Bangladesh Service Rules 2018.

If the president approves, the government can send an employee, who has completed 25 years of service, into retirement on public interest grounds, according to the section.

Mokbul joined as the secretary of the information and broadcasting ministry on May 31, 2021.

Earlier, he worked as a registrar at the office of Joint Stock Companies and Firms. He also worked as an additional secretary to the textiles and jute ministry.

He joined Bangladesh Civil Servicein 1991 as an officer of the 10th batch of the BCS (administration) cadre. He worked in the field of administration for most of his career.

He acted as assistant commissioner, assistant commissioner (land); 1st class magistrate; upazila nirbahi officer; additional deputy commissioner; chief executive officer, zilla parishad; director, department of environment; and member of national housing authority (land and asset management).