Govt transfers UNO Wahida to Public Administration Ministry

Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, who is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during a break-in at her house, has been transferred to Public Administration Ministry as officer on special duty (senior assistant secretary).

Besides, her husband Md Mejbahul Hossain, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Rangpur’s Pirganj, has been made senior assistant secretary of the Health Services Division, reports UNB.

The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard, saying the order is effective without any delay.

Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida and her father Omar Ali were seriously injured in an attack by miscreants at her home on the Upazila Parishad premises on September 3.

They were initially taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital.

Later, the UNO was airlifted to Dhaka. She is currently undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital.