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Mehedul Islam, who previously served as a personal aide to the BNP chairman, has been appointed as the private secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Meanwhile, the BNP chief’s former PS Abdur Rahman Sunny has been named the assistant private secretary (APS) to the head of government.
The Ministry of Public Administration announced the decisions through separate gazette notifications on Wednesday.
One of the notifications said, “Mehedul Islam has been appointed on a contractual basis to the position of private secretary-2 to the prime minister.
“This appointment is subject to the condition that he relinquishes all professional ties, businesses, or employment relationships with any governmental, semi-governmental, or private institutions and organisations.”
“He will be remunerated at the highest step of the Grade-4 pay scale for the duration of the prime minister’s term or until the premier no longer requires his services (whichever occurs first), effective from his date of joining.”
Similarly, the notification for Sunny confirmed his appointment as assistant private secretary-2 under the same conditions, with remuneration set at the highest step of the Grade-6 pay scale.
Both orders specified that additional terms and conditions of these appointments will be formalised through a written contract.