22 DCs, who oversaw previous elections, sent into forced retirement

Twenty-two Deputy Commissioners (DCs) who served as returning officers during the controversial national elections of 2014, 2018, and 2024 have been sent into forced retirement.

Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, told reporters today (Thursday) at the Secretariat.

"We have already made 43 Deputy Commissioners OSD (Officers on Special Duty). Those with less than 25 years of service have been made OSD, while those with more than 25 years of service are being given mandatory retirement," the Senior Secretary said.