The government has promoted nine public servants to secretaries.
The public administration ministry made the additional secretaries officers on special duty (OSD) in an order on Sunday (Aug 4) in line with the rules.
They were deputed to the offices they have been working.
The officials are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of the Cabinet Division (Coordination and Renovation), Md Shahiduzzaman of the Security Services Division of the home ministry, Md Jakir Hossain Akandh of Planning Commission, Md Jafar Uddin of the youth and sports ministry, KM Ali Azam of the labour ministry, Sheikh Yousuf Harun of health and family welfare ministry, Mohammad Belayet Hossain of textiles and jute ministry, Begum Ummul Hasna, the chairman of Land Renovation Board and Md Rakib Hossain of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC).