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Deputy secretaries from 25 different cadres, who have been deprived of promotions, would receive their due advancements in December, said Md Obaidur Rahman, additional secretary of the recruitment, promotion, and transfer (APD) of the ministry of public administration on Tuesday.

‘We are working with the deputy secretaries, who are qualified for promotion, among the 25 cadres other than the administration cadre,’ he told media at secretariat during a briefing on the APD subdivision of the ministry of public administration.


‘The members of the SSB have told us – complete this task first. We are working on that. We will set a date and proceed with it,’ he said.

He clarified that those with an annual confidential report and departmental proceeding would not be eligible for promotion. ‘There are different types of reports. We will promote those who are qualified. We are trying to complete this work by the end of December.’

Senior officials from the ministry of public administration said that they would consider those who were a bit more senior and those who became deputy secretaries late.

‘If an individual has a service period of 15 years and served more than five years as a deputy secretary, there is a provision for promotion to joint secretary,’ they said.

If an individual has a service period of 20 years and served more than three years as a deputy secretary, there is also a provision for promotion to joint secretary.