Dhaka, July 18 -- The government has initiated the long-awaited promotion process for officials to the ranks of deputy secretary and additional secretary, with the move now at the final stage, sources at the Ministry of Public Administration said.

The ministry is expected to issue promotion orders by the last week of July for eligible senior assistant secretaries to become deputy secretaries, followed by the promotion of joint secretaries to additional secretaries next month, they added.

According to officials familiar with the matter, the Superior Selection Board (SSB), chaired by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, has already held several meetings to assess the service records, discipline, integrity and family background of eli...