Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The interim government has relieved Afsana Begum from her position as director of the Jatiya Grantha Kendra "without providing any explanation".

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification cancelling the remaining term of her contract, which began on Sept 5, 2024.

At the time of the decision, she was attending a four-day training workshop outside Dhaka with 25 colleagues.

On Wednesday morning, she told bdnews24.com: "Three days of the four-day training have passed. At around 9.30pm [on Tuesday], a colleague informed me that the government had removed me. I am now returning to Dhaka."

She added that she had no prior notice of the termination. "This was done without any explanation.

"The go...