Published :
Updated :
For all latest news, follow The Financial Express Google News channel.
Government has appointed Sajjadul Hassan as the secretary of the Prime Minister’s office (PMO), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday.
Sajjadul Hassan has been promoted to secretary of the PMO, said the notification.
Mr. Hassan, formerly an additional secretary, worked as acting secretary at the office since January 26, 2018.
Before joining the PMO as acting secretary, Mr. Hassan served Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as personal secretary-1.
Without being a political figure, Mr. Hassan is very much popular in his district Netrokona, especially in his home town Mohanganj Upazilla for his involvement with development works.
He played a pivotal role in recovering and beautification a historical cannel--Shiyaljani Khal--that went through Mohanganj Municipality.
He also facilitated some development works in the municipality along with introducing double-shift in Mohanganj Government Pilot High School, and intercity trains from Dhaka to Mohanganj, among others, according to local people.
Hassan, a 1985 BCS Administration cadre officer, was appointed as Sylhet Divisional Commissioner. Prior to that, he served as the joint secretary at Road Transport and Highways division.
He passed SSC from Mohanganj Government Pilot High School, HSC from Dhaka College and honours and masters from Agricultural University.
During his professional, Mr. Hassan went to Western Sydney University with a scholarship for higher studies.
Akhlaqul Hossain Ahmed, father of Mr. Hassan, was one of the organisers of the liberation war.
Mr. Akhlaqul was elected a member of erstwhile East Pakistan Provincial Assembly (MPA) with a landslide victory in the Pakistan national election held in 1970.