Senior Secretary to the Bridges Division Khandker Anwarul Islam will be appointed as the new cabinet secretary, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told journalists today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal briefing journalists after a meeting at the Cabinet Division on August 28, 2019. Photo: Rejaul Karim Byron

Anwarul Islam will replace Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, whose tenure will end this October, the minister said after a meeting at the Cabinet Division in the noon.

Shafiul Alam will be appointed as the alternative executive director of the World Bank after his tenure ends, he added.