Principal secretary dropped from key public administration committee

The government has reconstituted its Committee on Public Administration Affairs, removing the principal secretary to the chief adviser from the body. M Siraz Uddin Miah had been included in the seven-strong committee under an Aug 25 notice, but a new Cabinet Division order issued on Sunday confirms he has been left out. The body will now function with six members. As per the latest order, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has been named chair of the committee. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will serve as secretary. Other members include Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan, Information Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam, the cabinet secretary, and the secretary and senior secretary of...