President gets press secretary back after allegations in interview

Staff Correspondent

Former retired secretary Sarwar Alam has been appointed as the President’s Press Secretary. He has been given the appointment on a one-year contract.

The notification was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday (February 24).

Earlier, in a recent interview with Kaler Kantha, Yunus accused his press secretary Shafiqul Alam of abolishing the President’s Press Wing.

He has been appointed on the condition that he renounces any other profession, business or employment relationship with any government, semi-government or private institution/organization as per Section 49 of the ‘Government Employment Act, 2018’. The notification also stated that Sarwar Alam’s contractual appointment will be effective from the date of joining.

Earlier, on December 23, 2024, retired Joint Secretary Sarwar Alam was appointed as President Md. Shahabuddin’s Press Secretary on a two-year contract.

He was appointed to this position with the rank of secretary. But the interim government later removed him. Now he has been reappointed.

Sarwar Alam is an officer of the Information Cadre of BCS 85 batch. He was the Deputy Press Secretary to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. He has served as the Secretary (Public Relations) of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). He was also the Executive Director (Joint Secretary) of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority.