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Changes in admin on the cards

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The government is likely to make a major reshuffle at the top level of the civil administration soon in a bid to remove the officials allegedly working against the government.
Sources said the high-ups in the ruling alliance instructed a section of senior government officials, who are also hard-core BNP supporters, to identify the civil servants working against the government. They were also asked to
find out the government officials who are showing negligence in carrying out their duties and responsibilities.
Seeking anonymity, a pro-BNP high-profile official told The Daily Star yesterday that they have identified at least five secretaries and a number of mid-level officials who are working against the state and closely associated with AHM Nurul Islam, recently sacked secretary to
the prime minister.
He said all the five secretaries are holding posts at vital ministries and hinted that they might be removed soon.
The government, meanwhile, continued making changes at the high end of the administration. It yesterday appointed Additional Secretary Kazi Abul Kashem as the secretary-in-charge of cultural affairs ministry.
On Monday, the government transferred Mesbahuddin Ahmed, secretary to the president, to the Ministry of Defence. Abu Solaiman Chowdhury, the secretary-in-charge of cultural affairs ministry, replaced him.
The post of defence secretary fell vacant with the expiry of the contract of KM Ehsanul Haq.
SM Shamsul Alam, secretary-in-charge of the Power Division under energy and mineral resources ministry, was appointed as one of the members of the Planning Commission. Alam was replaced by secretary-in-charge of the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under planning ministry Ehsan Shamim.
Acting Chairman of Land Appeal Board Abul Quasem was appointed as the secretary-in-charge of the IMED.
The government also cancelled the contractual appointment of Chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) Sayed Abdul Mayeed and appointed
Mukhlesur Rahman Khandaker, chief inspector of the Office of the Chief Inspector of Electricity, as the PDB chairman.
Official sources said the state minister-in-charge of the Power Division expressed serious dissatisfaction following the transfer order of his secretary and removal of the PDB chairman as well as fresh appointments to those posts without informing him.
They said the state minister met several senior ministers and talked to top officials at the Prime Minister's Office in this regard.