Dhaka, Feb 19 (V7N)—A total of 33 joint secretaries, who served as Deputy Commissioners and Returning Officers during the controversial 2018 national election, have been designated as officers on special duty (OSD).
The Ministry of Public Administration issued six separate notifications on this matter on Wednesday.
Previously, 12 officers had been made OSDs for the same reason.
However, the notifications did not reveal the cause of action taken against them.
Sources from the Public Administration Ministry revealed that because of their roles in the 2018 national parliament election, action has been taken.
Right now, most of them are performing as the Joint Secretaries of several ministries and officers of the government.
In the 11th national parliament election, the BNP joined the poll but quit the race at the last moment, and Awami League candidates won in most of the constituencies.
There is a rumor that ballot papers were filled on the night before the election day in the 2018 poll.
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