Md Nayeemul Islam Khan has been appointed as Prime Minister's Press Secretary with the status of secretary on contractual basis.
The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on Thursday, news agencies report.
The notification mentioned that Nayeemul Islam Khan will remain in office for the duration of the Prime Minister's term or subject to her satisfaction from the date of his joining.
According to the notice, Nayeemul is to receive a fixed monthly salary of Tk 78,000 on contract.
Eldest of the six siblings, Nayeemul was born in Cumilla on Jan 21, 1958. His father, Nurul Islam Khan, was a politician and lawyer by training.
He pursued his bachelor's and master's degrees from Dhaka Univeristy's Department of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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