Namita Halder, the personal secretary-2 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been appointed as secretary-in-charge of the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment ministry.

The public administration ministry on Thursday published a circular in this regard, according to DhakaTimes24.com.

The secretary post at the EWOE ministry became vacant after its outgoing secretary Begum Shamsun Nahar had been on LPR recently.

Dr Namita Halder who londontoto was then joint secretary to Energy and Mineral Resources Division was appointed as personal secretary-2 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 7, 2014.

The EWOE ministry provides information, partnerships and facilitations for all matters related to Overseas Bangladeshi and Overseas employment.

Over 110 millions of migrant Bangladeshis have gone to work to 162 countries across the world since 1976, according to officials concerned.

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