Finance Division gets first female secretary
Her appointment will be effective from 17 July 2022
For the first time, the government appointed a female official to the Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance as its secretary on Thursday.
Yasmin, who was previously a secretary at the Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance, was promoted to the position of senior secretary effective from 17 July 2022, according to a gazette notification of the public administration ministry.
Yasmin, a civil servant, joined the Economic Relations Division as secretary on 23 February 2020.
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She began her career in the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991. She also worked for various ministries including agriculture, women and children affairs, and defence.
Besides, she worked with the World Bank, United Nations, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank.
