The government has appointed Asia Khatun as the commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Asia is the former secretary of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Secretariat.

The official gazette announcing her appointment was issued by the Cabinet Division yesterday.

Under the provisions of Section 6 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Asia has been duly appointed as the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

In accordance with the law, her salary, allowances, other benefits, and rank have been set to the equivalent level of a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, it added.