TDS Desk:

The government has appointed deputy commissioners (DCs) in six districts ahead of the national election.

The Public Administration Ministry issued separate notifications in this regard on Monday.

THE SIX DISTRICTS ARE: Patuakhali, Kushtia, Kurigram, Meherpur, Netrakona and Khulna districts.

Mohammad Shahid Hossain Chowdhury, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been made the DC and district magistrate of Patuakhali. His predecessor, Abu Hasnat Mohammad Arefin, has been transferred to Kushtia in the same role.

Meherpur DC Shifat Mehnaz has been posted to Kurigram, while Mohammad Abdul Salam, a deputy secretary at the home ministry, has been appointed as the new DC of Meherpur.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mahmud Zaman, a deputy secretary and zonal settlement officer at the Department of Land Record and Surveys in Dhaka, has been made the DC of Netrokona.

Kushtia DC Mohammad Toufiqur Rahman has been transferred to Khulna as the new DC.