Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has sent two secretaries and one additional secretary on compulsory retirement due to their roles during the previous Awami League government.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued two separate notifications in this regard on Thursday.

They are: Md. Kamrul Hasan, secretary of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry; Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of Industries Ministry; and Additional Secretary Shaila Farzana.

21 ex-DCs sent into forced retirement

Among them, Kamrul Hasan served as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Moulvibazar during the previous Awami League government.

According to the ministry, Senior Secretary Zakia Sultana has been sent into mandatory retirement for opposing the July-August...