Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Anwarul Islam, senior secretary at the Bridges Division of the Road Transportation and Bridges Ministry, is set to become the next cabinet secretary.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal informed this while briefing reporters on Wednesday after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase.

He said at end of the tenure of incumbent Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam in October next, he will join as alternative executive director from Bangladesh to the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC for a three-year term on contractual basis.

Last year, the job of Shafiul was extended by one year.

The finance minister said the new announcement will be made soon on completion of the some official processes.

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