12 government officials going to Pakistan for higher training

❐ Staff Reporter

Twelve senior government officials are going to Pakistan under a special training program. The Executive Development Program will be held at the Civil Services Academy in Lahore from May 4 to May 21. These 12 officials will participate there.

An order in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday, April 30. It was signed by Deputy Secretary Md. Mahmud Ullah Maruf.

The order states that the entire cost of the training will be borne by the Pakistani government. The Bangladesh government will not have to bear any financial cost. The officials will receive their salaries and allowances in local currency and the period of travel will be considered as working time.

The officials nominated for the training are: Additional Secretary of the Health Services Division Salma Siddika Mahtab, Director General (Joint Secretary) of the Ministry of Commerce Md. Mustafa Jamal Haider, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Abu Raihan Mia, Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division Md. Firoz Ahmed, Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division Md. Toufiq Imam, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Toufiq Imam, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Raihan Akhtar, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs AFM Ehteshamul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Local Government Division Md. Shamsul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md. Muhammad Abdus Salam, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman and MDS (Joint Secretary) of the BCS Administration Academy Zia Ahmed Sumon.

The conditions under which government officials are going to Pakistan

1. The officers will embark on their journey to Pakistan at a convenient time around 4th May 2026.
2. The training period and time spent on travel will be counted as on-duty.
3. They will receive their salaries and allowances in local currency.
4. The Government of Pakistan will bear all the expenses of this training.
5. The Government of Bangladesh will not be responsible for any expenses related to this visit.
6. They will not be able to stay abroad for more than the authorized period.
7. They will join their respective places of work promptly after returning from the training.
8. A report will be submitted to the Foreign Training Branch of the Ministry of Public Administration within five days of returning from the training.

The notification stated that this order has been issued in the public interest with the approval of the appropriate authorities.