Mohammed Robed Amin was appointed as the acting director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
The health services division of the health ministry issued a circular, signed by Assistant Secretary M K Hasan Jahid, confirming his appointment.
Robed Amin currently serves as the director of Non-communicable Diseases Control at DGHS.
Earlier today, government cancelled the contract of the previous DG Abul Bashar Muhammad Khurshid Alam.
This decision was made through a gazette notification from the Ministry of Public Administration, signed by Kaniz Fatema, a ministry official.
Abul Bashar had initially been appointed as DG on July 23, 2020, and was reappointed on January 10 last year.
